Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

CHILDREN IN POVERTY INVERCLYDE

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	31/01/18	31/01/19	31/01/20	31/01/21	31/01/22	31/01/23	31/01/24
Total income	£23,315	£38,508	£46,090	£54,410	£80,019	£69,076	£95,946
Total spending	£24,096	£44,023	£46,693	£24,453	£80,692	£65,546	£99,213
Surplus/deficit	-£781	-£5,515	-£603	£29,957	-£673	£3,530	-£3,267

Established: 11 years

www.childreninpovertyinverclyde.org.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Other welfare services

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty

Where it operates

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

Who it helps

Children or young people

Who supports 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

Co-Operative Group	£21,209
Scottish Government	£8,628
County Durham Community Foundation	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Children in Poverty Inverclyde
£4,528	21/10/2023	We would like to offer holidays for 200 children in impoverished families experiencing difficult times. The location would be Hunters Quay Holiday Village with activities such as swimming and archery.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Children in Poverty Inverclyde
£4,962	22/10/2022	We aim to bring fun and laughter to local children at Christmas.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Children In Poverty Inverclyde
£5,918	23/10/2021	We would like to deliver Project Outdoor, a holiday week in Easter and summer 2021, for children in unemployed or working poverty, refugee families and children with additional support needs.
County Durham Community Foundation - Sunshine holiday 2021
£3,000	02/12/2020	Towards Sunshine holiday 2021.
Scottish Government - Children in Poverty Inverclyde
£8,628	10/06/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Children in Poverty Inverclyde
£5,801	15/11/2019	We wish to provide holidays for local families who are living in poverty, to allow the children to enjoy some much-needed family time.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Children in Poverty Inverclyde
£2,898	04/08/2017	Help us take 300 children from deprived local families to Santa's Grotto where they'll meet Santa, have fun on the rides and receive a gift

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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 07/01/2014, number: SC044563

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

17 Langhouse Place, Inverkip, Inverclyde, PA16 0EW

Objectives

Assist in alleviating the impact of poverty on children in Inverclyde.

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