Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 0

No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -4

INVERCLYDE ADVICE & EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS CENTRE

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 3 trustees?
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£74,900	£73,766	£71,800	£76,848	£75,515	£84,108
Total spending	£70,387	£69,333	£75,249	£73,418	£74,129	£77,974
Surplus/deficit	£4,513	£4,433	-£3,449	£3,430	£1,386	£6,134

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Established: 17 years

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Legal & financial advice

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the promotion of religious or racial harmony','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Inverclyde

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (3)

Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 77-91

GALLAGHER, William
Appointed: 2007
Occupation: Retired

MACDONALD, Edward, Chairperson
Appointed: 2007
Occupation: Retired

MCWHIRTER, Alex
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 17/10/2007, number: SC038819
Registered at Companies House on 14/09/2007, number: SC330936

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Room 3, 1st Floor, The Westburn Centre 175 Dalrymple St, , Greenock, Inverclyde, PA15 1JZ

Objectives

To advance education, particularly among the residents of Inverclyde ('the Operating Area'), within the fields of welfare rights, employment law and associated fields. To relieve poverty, particularly among, residents of the Operating Area. To relieve those who are in need by reason of mental andlor physical disability, learning disability, illness or impairment. To advance citizenship and community development through encouraging, stimulating and supporting volunteering, principally in the Operating Area. To promote equality and diversity through working towards the elimination of discrimination (whether on the grounds of race, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, social status or otherwise), and through promoting and supporting equality of opportunity for all residents of the Operating Area irrespective of race, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation or social status. To promote religious or racial harmony between peoples of different ethnic, racial, social, religious and other groups within the framework of a multi-racial and inclusive society. To promote, establish, operate andlor support other similar projects and programmes which further charitable purposes for the benefit of the community within the Operating Area.

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