Broon2 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Picked this up on BBC Online, this is incredibly disproportionate for a charity ....well it is in my view http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-31623072 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watershed Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 yes its devestating to find only half the money you raised goes towards the charties & the rest is squandered away on salaries etc . Not good at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) Sounds a bit dodgy, caught with thier fingers in the till? As there is no legislation in place to say X% msut be passed onto the charities, they are not doing anything illegal. But is it moral? The charities certainly DON'T think so. I also have a problem with people going on a sponsored walk E.g. " To walk the great wall of china ". Who is paying for your transport to China ? Is it coming out of the sponsorship money? You are getting a nice wee holiday and an expeirence of a life time. That also sounds too commercial for my liking. 100% of money raised should go to the charity. End of. Edited February 26, 2015 by Robroysboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Surely the 'entry fee' covers all the event costs, then all the money raised goes to charity? £780k costs for 12,000 people works out at £65 a head, which seems somewhat excessive to put up a few arrows on a path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Surely the 'entry fee' covers all the event costs, then all the money raised goes to charity? £780k costs for 12,000 people works out at £65 a head, which seems somewhat excessive to put up a few arrows on a path. The director gets £50- 70 k depending on the amount raised and then you have all the full time staff's salaries. These wages must be funded from the sponsorship money, or are there other revenue streams? Doubt it considering the amonut passed on to the charties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddybuc16 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 yes its devestating to find only half the money you raised goes towards the charties & the rest is squandered away on salaries etc . Not good at all Especially when you are hassling folk for money because they increased the minimum amount. Surely the 'entry fee' covers all the event costs, then all the money raised goes to charity? . That's what i thought as well, that's the impression that is given when you sign up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 There is always what they claw back through Gift Aid as well. Not done kiltwalk in a few years now after doing the first 3, but they always did stress to tick the Gift Aid box on the sponsorship form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddybuc16 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Bit scunnered with it, still go do it, but when ye pay 20 quid registrstion fee, then try yer best and have been badgering folk for the cash, ye try and raise the cash with good intentions and then hear about this happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnie x Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Was there not somebody on here that used to promote it all the time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girvanTA Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Thats nothing, my mate used to drive for british heart foundation and got paid around £140 per day for picking up charity bags! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I'm sure there is a website you can check that shows the percentage amount of the money that actually goes to the 'cause'. Think it widely accepted that anything less than 75% is a cause for concern. Either way it doesn't make good reading or bode well for future donations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watershed Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Was there not somebody on here that used to promote it all the time? Aye that would be Carey the CEO of the kiltwalk I believe he is the one on 60-70 k a year, stoped sponsering folk who were dong it a couple of years ago as it just did not feel right, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perthTam Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I haven't seen anything from Kiltwalk to break down what the £700k expenses were. Surely that is not all salaries - so what was it spent on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rory Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I also have a problem with people going on a sponsored walk E.g. " To walk the great wall of china ". Who is paying for your transport to China ? End of. Surely you would pay the transport etc with your own money ? I always thought that was what happened! We did the cycle to Wembley for the TACC & certainly paid all of our own expenses & travel etc. TACC released statement earlier on today about not continuing to work in partnership with the Kiltwalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davied14 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I hope that in the near future it will perhaps emerge that the charity partners got less than expected due to more teams doing the kiltwalk and choosing smaller, local charities to benefit which would have meant less in the pot for the main partner charities. I certainly wouldn't like to think that so much has been spent on promoting the walks or on salaries. As an aside, I'll take this opportunity to promote my sponsor page for this years kiltwalks: My page: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/dillydallydicksons And mention that because I have entered all six Scottish walks (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth & Speyside) ALL of the money raised will will be going to charities chosen by my wife and I (which are the TACC and CrossReach) so you can rest assured that all donations will reach these charities. I am also doing the Great Wall of China Kilttrek but I won my space on that through a radio competition so all of the expenses have been met. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee- Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Girl in work was told she had to have a minimum of £200 in sponsorship pledges to walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davied14 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Girl in work was told she had to have a minimum of £200 in sponsorship pledges to walk. They say that is the minimum, but they won't stop you walking if you don't reach it. There appeared to be a bit of crossed wires a few weeks ago when the Kiltwalk said that a large proportion of entrants (about 40% maybe?) made no sponsorship at all, but a lot of people commented on their facebook page saying that they had made money as part of a team rather than individually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee- Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Don't think that message was conveyed to her. She abandoned plans to do the walk. Why would they stipulate a minimum sum? Time they got a reality check and taking half the cash is shocking. Too big for their walking boots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hannibal smith Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Sounds a bit dodgy, caught with thier fingers in the till? As there is no legislation in place to say X% msut be passed onto the charities, they are not doing anything illegal. But is it moral? The charities certainly DON'T think so. I also have a problem with people going on a sponsored walk E.g. " To walk the great wall of china ". Who is paying for your transport to China ? Is it coming out of the sponsorship money? You are getting a nice wee holiday and an expeirence of a life time. That also sounds too commercial for my liking. 100% of money raised should go to the charity. End of. Think they have to raise £3k whether through sponsorship or paying a chunk of it themselves. Deceided to do the Loch Ness Marathon and raise money for the Sunshine Appeal instead of doing a kiltwalk last year. If its £200 minimum sponsorship again then i will probably be doing the same again this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Surely you would pay the transport etc with your own money ? I always thought that was what happened! We did the cycle to Wembley for the TACC & certainly paid all of our own expenses & travel etc. TACC released statement earlier on today about not continuing to work in partnership with the Kiltwalk You would think so, but thats not the impression I fot from an advert i seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Think they have to raise £3k whether through sponsorship or paying a chunk of it themselves. Cheers Ally, that sounds accurate. Still don't agree with it 100%, but its not black and white depends on what the chairties get. Uncomforatble with 80% going to charity, 50% just seems wrong and obvioulsy the kilt walk's nominated charity partners agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peever1745 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Surely all those who help on the kiltwalks are volunteers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) Surely all those who help on the kiltwalks are volunteers? That was my understanding aswell Bruce, I can recall reading an advert recruitng unpaid ( volunteer) marshalls for the event. Makes the 50% sum that is passed on even more questionable. Edited February 27, 2015 by Robroysboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishcumnock Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Cosultant mp s involved ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Mackem II Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Bit poor that nothing has been clarified other than their statement which was a big hogwash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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