Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

    MENZIESHILL COMMUNITY CENTRE 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £26,828 £30,687 £19,035 £20,058 £20,058 £53,505
    Total spending £30,501 £30,315 £26,340 £10,627 £10,627 £57,172
    Surplus/deficit -£3,673 £372 -£7,305 £9,431 £9,431 -£3,667
    Established: 27 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Community services
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Dundee City
    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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Foundation Scotland£4,970
    Corra Foundation£3,000
    DCMS£2,970
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Corra Foundation - Boost Small Grants
    £3,000 10/07/2023
    towards the food hub, school holiday family outings, and a family fun day.
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £2,970 30/09/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Menzieshill Community Centre
    £2,970 30/09/2020
    5
    To contribute to the cost of sustaining the running of the food hub and facilitating the extending of its project to include recipe bags and kitchen equipment to those who need it.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Menzieshill Community Centre
    £2,000 04/05/2020
    To contribute to the continued work of the Food Hub project, supporting the local community by offering free food and essentials to those who may need it and increasing capacity of the project, ....more

    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 10/11/1997, number: SC027260
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR20: 56 days late,
    Main office

    , DD2 4TQ

    Objectives

    3.1 To promote the benefit of the inhabitants Menzieshill without distinction of gender, political, religious or other opinions by associating the local and statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social ., welfare, for recreation and other leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants within the area of primary benefit. 3.2 To establish or to secure the establishment of a Community Centre and to maintain and manage or to co-operate with any local statutory authority in the maintenance, lease and management of such a centre for activities promoted by The Management Group/Council in furtherance of the above objects.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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