Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +7

    GO GOLSPIE 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    Established: 8 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    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 £15,813 £40,903 £28,813 £242,386 £160,698 £247,338
    Total spending £15,497 £53,292 £25,988 £166,661 £102,243 £193,712
    Surplus/deficit £316 -£12,389 £2,825 £75,725 £58,455 £53,626
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    Purposes
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    Where it operates
    • Highland

    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
    National Lottery Community Fund£75,129
    Co-Operative Group£10,426
    Scottish Government£10,000
    DCMS£4,620
    Foundation Scotland£4,620
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Go Golspie Development Trust
    £3,344 21/10/2023
    To meet growing demand, we would like to increase our community transport use to help local people access activities addressing mental wellbeing such as lunch club, walks and magical mystery tours.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Go Golspie Development Trust
    £3,060 22/10/2022
    Go Golspie Winter Wellness would like to offer 2 x 8-week Mindfulness Based Living courses to people living in the Golspie and surrounding area. This may be a mix of face-to-face and online via Zoom.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Golspie YMCA: Community-Led Intergenerational Activities & Events
    £75,129 23/08/2022
    This group will use the funding to employ an activities co-ordinator to plan and deliver a programme of community-led activity in the former YMCA building in town which is currently being ....more
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Go Golspie
    £4,021 24/10/2020
    We would like to run social engagement events in Golspie with people of all ages to seek their views on the future needs of the village.
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £4,620 26/08/2020
    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 Go Golspie Development Trust
    £4,620 26/08/2020
    To cover the costs of increasing the recruitment and training of additional volunteer drivers for the community minibus, organising more shopping and social trips for isolated and vulnerable local ....more
    Scottish Government - Go Golspie Development Trust
    £10,000 21/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Robertson Trust - The Community Transport Service Vehicle
    £10,000 09/03/2018
    The Community Transport Service Vehicle
    National Lottery Community Fund - Go Golspie Community transport
    £10,000 08/11/2017
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    This project will support the set-up of a transport scheme which will increase community accessibility to local services and activities.
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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 24/03/2016, number: SC046438
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    YMCA Building, East Millicent Avenue, Golspie, KW10 6TL

    Objectives

    The advancement of citizenship or community development (including rural or urban regeneration) The organisation has been formed to benefit the community of the Golspie area, as at November 2015, which comprises of the postcode area KW10

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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