Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 3

No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

WAIST NOT WANT NOT

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£59,696	£89,060	£91,280
Total spending	£43,052	£80,612	£89,351
Surplus/deficit	£16,644	£8,448	£1,929

Established: 5 years

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

International poverty relief

Purposes

The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
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: South Lanarkshire

Who it helps

Other defined groups
No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£34,200
Scottish Government	£6,650
Co-Operative Group	£1,201

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Waist Not Want Not Community Corner
£1,201	21/10/2023	We aim to purchase materials including planters, soil, flowers, a bench, and gardening tools, to create a nice outdoor community space where we can socialise.
National Lottery Community Fund - Waist Not Want
£10,000	23/02/2022	This group will continue to run their community project in East Kilbride. They offer a community swap shop and a community room. The swap shop includes items of clothing and household items. Classes ....more This group will continue to run their community project in East Kilbride. They offer a community swap shop and a community room. The swap shop includes items of clothing and household items. Classes include various health and wellbeing course and workshops.
National Lottery Community Fund - Make Art Not Waste
£9,700	09/11/2021	This group will make a banner in the form of a Tree of Life highlighting climate change. The banner will be a collaborative project and will be entirely made from surplus crafting material or other ....more This group will make a banner in the form of a Tree of Life highlighting climate change. The banner will be a collaborative project and will be entirely made from surplus crafting material or other textiles. Postcards of the finished tree will be produced and will include information on climate change and recycling.
Scottish Government - Waist Not Want Not
£6,650	18/01/2021	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Waist Not Want Not
£10,000	18/01/2021 14	The project will use funding for rent for their clothing exchange shop in East Kilbride for 12 months.
National Lottery Community Fund - Waist not want not parent and baby support COVID-19
£4,500	20/10/2020 4	This group will use funding to expand their activities which focusses on families and individuals in East Kilbride suffering financial hardship due to COVID-19.

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 17/03/2020, number: SC050053

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

4 Greenhills shopping centre , Greenhills, East Kilbride, G75 8TT

Objectives

The objectives of the Organisation will be: a) The advancement of citizenship or community development through establishing a safe community venue where members of the public can drop in for a chat, use the exchange service and take part in a range of community activities that will provide a means of learning new skills and accessing information. b) The relief of those in need through providing those with who are experiencing hardship. With access to a clothing exchange scheme and small household goods/furniture for free/discounted rates, as well as providing a range of training and support opportunities for those experiencing or recovering from a crisis to help them overcome any associated disadvantages. c) The advancement of environmental protection or improvement, by encouraging recycling and reusing