Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

VALUES INTO ACTION SCOTLAND

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
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 £246,274
Donations & Legacies £314,467
Other Income
Investment Income £89
Total income £190,878 £243,299 £207,121 £421,296 £496,678 £491,795
Charitable activities spending £380,750 £534,525
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending £182,774 £203,661 £263,710 £380,750 £448,884 £534,525
Surplus/deficit £8,104 £39,638 -£56,589 £40,546 £47,794 -£42,730
Established: 18 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
Purposes
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
  • The promotion of equality and diversity','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 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - SHE - Sexual Health & Empowerment
£38,088 25/09/2020
52
to contribute towards the salary costs of a lead consultant, learning disability consultant, administrative support, video production, premise hire, catering, rent, staff travel, office consumables, ....more
Scottish Government - Values Into Action Scotland
£9,001 16/06/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Life I Want
£145,357 15/04/2019
36
This group will use the funding to give people with learning disabilities the opportunity to give feedback to services they need, and to influence the development of new activities to help improve ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (10)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Directors: 22-64
  • MCCRORY, Ryan
    Appointed: 2023
    Occupation: Area Manager (Social Care)
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 11/04/2007, number: SC038072
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/03/2007, number: SC318911
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR19: 13 days late,
Main office

Unit 16/18, Hillington Business Centre, 15/17 Nasmyth Road South, Hillington, Glasgow, G52 4RE

Objectives

Objects 2 The company’s objects are: To promote the cause of people with learning disabilities and / or on the autistic spectrum, by: a) Advancing their citizenship b) Advancing their human rights. c) Promoting their equal rights. d) Relieving the disadvantage experienced by reason of those disabilities, in part, though not exclusively, by educating the public and policy makers about the disadvantages discrimination that people may face

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving

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