Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 12
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 22 ?

ENABLE SCOTLAND 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/17 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £34,325,664 £38,003,274 £42,434,130 £47,895,266 £57,946,114
Donations & Legacies £240,615 £830,323 £943,561 £131,732 £400,187
Other Income £15,526 £29,532 £203,771 £10,369 £417
Investment Income £35,222 £37,470 £11,808 £367 £1,214
Total income £31,119,908 £34,901,248 £39,063,016 £43,890,436 £48,243,414 £53,528,107 £58,563,500
Charitable activities spending £34,161,743 £38,907,369 £43,563,326 £47,310,487 £58,965,347
Fundraising costs 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0%
Other spending £86,377 £54,254 £22,712 £28,291 £36,247
Total spending £30,416,562 £34,516,421 £39,149,678 £43,873,193 £47,385,598 £53,197,351 £59,014,553
Surplus/deficit £703,346 £384,827 -£86,662 £17,243 £857,816 £330,756 -£451,053
Established: 32 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
Who it helps
  • People with disabilities or health problems

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 Heritage Fund£237,514
National Lottery Community Fund£119,608
Scottish Government£96,531
William Grant Foundation£51,380
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Enable Scotland
£237,514 28/06/2023
Our Past, My Future
William Grant Foundation - Stepping Up (North Lanarkshire)
£51,380 11/11/2021
12
1-year grant supporting the re-establishment of ENABLE Work's Stepping Up school transitions programme, for young people who have learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder or additional ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Jean's Bothy - Promoting Good Mental Health in the Local Community
£119,608 15/06/2021
This group will use the funding to sustain their activity programme supporting those at risk of poor mental health and social isolation. The holistic programme is a mixture of 1-1 group activity and ....more
Scottish Government - ENABLE Scotland
£96,531 15/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Robertson Trust - The Phase 2 Capital Costs of Project Piper
£200,000 29/01/2019
The Phase 2 Capital Costs of Project Piper
Robertson Trust - ENABLE/Sense Scotland partnership project
£75,000 28/06/2018
ENABLE/Sense Scotland partnership project
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Enable Scotland
£9,400 21/06/2018
YOYP You Can't Stop the Beat
Robertson Trust - ACE people...An Active Community of Empowered people who have learning disabilities
£90,000 12/06/2018
ACE people...An Active Community of Empowered people who have learning disabilities
National Lottery Community Fund - Jean's Bothy
£118,670 16/05/2018
29
This group employ a new Development Officer who will put together a programme of support for people in the town experiencing loneliness, isolation or poor mental health. Working with a team of ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Enable Scotland
£28,455 13/03/2018
36
Summer activities for learning disabled children and young people, such as swimming, bowling, picnics, cinema or beach trips. Young people will have a say in planning activities and will have fun, ....more
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Moray Cuppa Club
£7,340 27/09/2017
The Moray Cuppa Club is a peer support network for older carers of someone who has both a learning disability and dementia or showing signs of dementia.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to ENABLE Scotland
£98,198 02/09/2015
24
Towards an awareness-raising campaign to challenge negative attitudes to learning disability and take an early intervention approach to the prevention of bullying and hate crime.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Enable Scotland
£47,700 27/07/2015
The History Boys and Girls
National Lottery Community Fund - FUN
£47,286 03/12/2014
12
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - The ENABLE U Family Support Project
£309,939 13/11/2014
38
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - EAST (Employment Academy for Supported Training)
£715,686 22/04/2014
60
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - STV WEST - Friendship Network
£46,663 05/12/2013
12
The project will allow the organisation to extend their services to include a Friendship Network which will provide opportunities for people with learning disabilities living in Helensburgh to meet ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 43-65
  • JUKES, Paul
    Appointed: 2020
    Occupation: Executive Adviser
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 01/01/1992, number: SC009024
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/01/2005, number: SC278976
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

INSPIRE House, 3 Renshaw Place, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, ML1 4UF

Objectives

1. To promote the welfare of children and adults with a learning disability including the meeting of their needs, and the development of their capabilities. 2. To enable and encourage people with learning disability to participate in decisions affecting any area of their lives. 3. To promote mutual help and support amongst people with learning disabilities, their relatives and friends. 4. To promote co-operation and understanding between people with learning disabilities and their relatives, and those providing services to them. 5. To promote and encourage the provision of services and facilities for the benefit of people with a learning disability, their families and carers. 6. To encourage research into the causes, treatment and management of learning disabilities.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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