Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +6
    Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

    ARRAN YOUTH FOUNDATIONS SCIO 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
    Established: 15 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    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 £59,339 £97,905 £71,509 £111,114 £126,449 £137,386
    Total spending £63,333 £77,695 £75,662 £63,104 £93,004 £129,084
    Surplus/deficit -£3,994 £20,210 -£4,153 £48,010 £33,445 £8,302
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • 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
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: North Ayrshire
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people

    Who's supporting 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
    BBC Children in Need£76,950
    Co-Operative Group£22,833
    National Lottery Community Fund£19,814
    Garfield Weston Foundation£5,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Arran Youth Foundations
    £11,157 21/10/2023
    We would like to provide trips and activities for young people during the school holidays, such as a trip to Alton Towers, go-karting, paintball, gorge-walking, paragliding and abseiling.
    National Lottery Community Fund - AYF's school holiday programme
    £10,000 27/01/2023
    This group will provide island-based and mainland trips and activities for Arran's young people during school holidays in 2023.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Arran Youth Foundations
    £11,677 23/10/2021
    Our plan is to provide trips and activities for young people during their school holidays, including a trip to Alton Towers, go-karting, paintballing, gorge-walking, paragliding, and abseiling.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Arran Youth Foundations
    £76,950 17/12/2020
    270 children and young people living on the isolated island of Arran, North Ayrshire will access a range of youth work activities. They will increase their self-confidence, learn new skills and ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Arran Youth Foundations
    £1,000 08/06/2020
    To enable them to continue delivering digital youth work activities and to plan and prepare for a return to face-to-face delivery.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £5,000 07/02/2020
    Three-year funding towards Arran Youth Foundations' core costs
    National Lottery Community Fund - Salary funding for youth work team
    £9,814 16/12/2019
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    This organisation will use the funding for salary costs for their youth work team so that they can continue their services supporting young people across the island.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Arran Youth Foundations
    £8,690 29/11/2017
    Help fund a summer programme taking Arran's young people to the mainland and around the island for a wide variety of activities.
    Robertson Trust - Salary costs of the Youth Work Project Manager
    £39,000 21/11/2017
    Salary costs of the Youth Work Project Manager
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £5,000 05/05/2017
    Youth Worker - part Salary and Accompanying Costs
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Arran Youth Foundations
    £10,000 01/05/2015
    This project runs youth activities including drop-ins a youth forum film-making cooking and sports for young people living in an isolated rural area. They will be more confident develop leadership ....more
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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 12/01/2009, number: SC040182
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 20 July 2022 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: [SC343128], company name: [Arran Youth Foundations].
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR20: 62 days late,
    Main office

    7 Brathwic Terrace, Brodick, Isle Of Arran, KA27 8BW

    Objectives

    4 The organisation’s purposes are 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 by: a) Providing a safe, supportive and inclusive environment in which young people can meet. b) Building the capacity of young people by involvement in management and decision making. c) Developing educational, physical and social skills and foundations of friendship by the provision of and access to a variety of activities and events.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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