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Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
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    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    SCOTTY'S LITTLE SOLDIERS

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/12/23£1,438£1,492£-53£247£0£0n/a230
    31/12/22£1,577£1,299£278£278£1,399£9358.62010
    31/12/21£1,165£1,028£137£186£1,122£90410.6160
    31/12/20£857£760£97£182£985£91814.5125
    31/12/19£758£751£7£139£888£82713.2930
    31/12/18£685£667£18£149£881£85615.470
    31/12/17£556£692£-136£140£863£85914.970
    31/12/16£662£634£28£87£999£99218.860
    31/12/15£541£573£-32£11£971£96120.160
    31/12/14£699£393£306£35£1,002£1,00230.650
    31/12/13£500£170£330n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/12£231£22£208n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/11£174£16£158n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 17.2%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 16.5%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
    Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
    Liabilities/Assets: NAN%
    Liabilities/Income: 0%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
    Reserves/Spending: 0 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
    Quick Ratio: NAN
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 14 years
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    Listed activities
    • General Charitable Purposes
    GiG Classification
    • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
    How it operates
    • Makes grants to individuals
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Ministry of Defence£130,000
    Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust£60,000
    National Lottery Community Fund£19,250
    Co-Operative Group£1,542
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Scotty's Little Soldiers
    £1,542 22/10/2022
    We wish to help every bereaved forces child feel part of a community, let them know the British public hasn't forgotten their sacrifice, and give them a chance to smile again.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Scotty's Christmas Party
    £10,000 15/07/2022
    The funding will be used to hold a Christmas party for military children and young adults who have experienced bereavement. The project aims to bring people together provide support and reduce feelings of isolation.
    Ministry of Defence - OVA Afghanistan Veterans' Fund
    £35,000 11/03/2022
    To increase capacity in services and initiatives that offer supportive comradeship, engagement and wellbeing efforts for those in the Armed Forces community impacted by events in Afghanistan, and the wider veterans community.
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £35,000 12/02/2021
    Address social isolation by targeting specific groups within the Armed Forces community who are traditionally harder to reach.
    Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - COVID IMPACT FUND
    £60,000 25/06/2020
    Funding allowed the group to continue providing intensive mental health and emotional wellbeing support to 410 priority, vulnerable bereaved forces children nationwide in response to Covid-19, by reducing their isolation and anxiety during ....more
    Ministry of Defence - Covid-19 Impact Fund
    £60,000 15/06/2020
    To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid
    National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of at risk bereaved forces
    £9,250 27/05/2020
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    Scotty's Little Soldiers will use a £9250 grant to support 34 bereaved families across Wales that have lost a loved one due to service in the armed forces. Bydd Scotty's Little Soldiers yn defnyddio grant o £9250 i gefnogi 34 o deuluoedd mewn ....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 England & Wales on 13/07/2010, number: 1136854
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    13 returns made; all on time
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from OPEN DOORS on 20/06/2022
    Main office


    Objectives

    TO PROVIDE RELIEF FROM THE EFFECTS OF BEREAVEMENT TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH OF A PARENT WHO SERVED WITH THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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