Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 10

TOWARDS TRANSITION STIRLING SCIO

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several 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

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities				£230,555		£292,403
Donations & Legacies				£3,815		£42,064
Other Income				£49,381		£338
Investment Income
Total income	£150,920	£152,644	£179,954	£289,497	£428,176	£491,337
Charitable activities spending				£211,485		£495,557
Fundraising costs				0%
Other spending
Total spending	£146,781	£150,537	£167,460	£211,985	£401,297	£495,557
Surplus/deficit	£4,139	£2,107	£12,494	£77,512	£26,879	-£4,220

Established: 12 years

www.transitionstirling.org.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Land or water management

Purposes

The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Where it operates

More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Stirling

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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	£170,000
Scottish Government	£120,449
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations	£15,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Transtion Stirling Community Resource Sharing
£150,000	10/01/2022 36	The group will use the funding to continue to provide a range of community activity centred around sustainable living and zero waste which will benefit people resident in Stirling. Three Project ....more The group will use the funding to continue to provide a range of community activity centred around sustainable living and zero waste which will benefit people resident in Stirling. Three Project Coordinators will deliver distinct activity based around organising volunteers delivering ‘how to’ workshops and the redistribution of food waste. All activity will be assisted by volunteers and overseen by a Project Manager. 600 people will benefit from the project with 150 volunteers providing assistance over 3 years.
National Lottery Community Fund - Training for Reuse and Sharing Economy
£10,000	07/12/2021	The group will use the funding to hire a training coordinator upskill their volunteers to be able to contribute to their reuse hub and deliver events where volunteers can then pass on their skills ....more The group will use the funding to hire a training coordinator upskill their volunteers to be able to contribute to their reuse hub and deliver events where volunteers can then pass on their skills and learning to the wider public.
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Reboot Stirling
£15,000	01/07/2021	Detailed information not yet available.
Scottish Government - Towards Transition Stirling SCIO
£47,619	07/04/2021	Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Towards Transition Stirling SCIO
£24,802	18/01/2021	Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Towards Transition Stirling SCIO
£25,000	16/12/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Towards Transition Stirling SCIO
£23,028	15/05/2020	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid19
£10,000	12/05/2020 3	This group will use the funding to provide food parcels and ready made meals to local people impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

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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 04/10/2012, number: SC043469

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

5 Wellgreen Lane, Stirling, FK8 2BS

Objectives

The organisations purposes are: to advance citizenship or community development (including rural or urban regeneration and the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities). to advance environmental protection or improvement by/through raising awareness of the implications of Climate Change and Peak Oil and encourage contributions from all sections of the community to plan and take action for a locally resilient, sustainable future. exploring and following pathways of practical actions that will reduce our harmful greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on fossil fuels and build local economy building Stirling?s resilience, that is, its ability to withstand ?shocks? from the outside, through being more self reliant in areas such as food, energy, health care, jobs and economics. working in partnership with other organisations, particularly local community groups and other voluntary organisations to meet our purposes as outlined above.

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