Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

    BIGGAR YOUTH PROJECT SCIO 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    Financial Data
    Period ending 30/06/23
    Total income £86,934
    Total spending £96,165
    Surplus/deficit -£9,231
    Established: 2 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the promotion of equality and diversity
    Where it operates
    • South Lanarkshire
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Foundation Scotland - Biggar Youth Project Refurbishment
    £10,000 15/09/2023
    8
    To contribute to the costs of a comprehensive refurbishment of Biggar Youth Project's premises, improving the energy efficiency of the building to cut heating costs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Biggar Bytes
    £4,458 21/10/2021
    11
    To contribute towards the salary of a part-time post to continue the Biggar Bytes project.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Biggar Youth Project
    £2,000 21/01/2020
    5
    to contribute towards ongoing running costs including; insurance, utilities, IT support and computer licences, and fire safety maintenance.
    Foundation Scotland - Biggar Bytes
    £4,317 13/03/2019
    11
    To pay for staff costs for a part-time youth worker for the Biggar Bytes project for one year.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Biggar Youth Project
    £2,000 25/08/2016
    To pay for general running costs including waste disposal and gas.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Biggar Youth Project
    £2,000 25/02/2015
    To contribute to running costs.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Biggar Youth Project
    £9,145 05/03/2013
    11
    To contribute to costs of employing a sessional worker for the youth project
    Foundation Scotland - Biggar Youth Project
    £1,998 01/12/2011
    To contribute to costs of hiring a sessional worker to oversee the expansion of the cafe and its new healthy eating venture.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 11/02/2022, number: SC051582
    • Notes: This charity has been established to replace Biggar Youth Project, SC024444. Biggar Youth Project, SC024444 has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to Biggar Youth Project SCIO, SC051582
    Main office

    , ML12 6AD

    Objectives

    1 Provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities 2 The advancement of education 3 The advancement of health 4 The advancement of citizenship or community development 5 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture and science 6 The promotion of equality and diversity 7 Any other purposes that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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