Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

SCARBOROUGH SURVIVORS 

A user-led organisation with the emphasis on self-help and sharing information gained by personal experiences. A key element is to represent the voice of the service user both locally and nationally.The Resource Centre offers meaningful activities four afternoons per week, those activities include:- Computer classes, Reading group, Drama & Movement, Art, Paper Crafts, Music and many more.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 29 years

www.scarboroughsurvivors.org.uk

survivors.office@btconnect.com

01723500222

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£410£400£10n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/22£359£308£52n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/21£220£186£34n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/20£115£148£-33n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/19£102£98£4n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/18*£92£85£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£92£85£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£44£43£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£39£51£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£31£43£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£35£46£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£35£52£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£90£80£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£70£71£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£43£51£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£33£29£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£64£74£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£63£58£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£50£47£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£50£44£6£0£0£0n/a00

Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 20%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 8 volunteers

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
Tudor Trust£44,500
Two Ridings Community Foundation£15,000
Disability Action£6,651
CAF£4,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Scarborough Survivors
£2,318 22/10/2022
We plan to run workshops, talks and activities to promote active engagement. These activities will provide stimulation to help with mental health wellbeing.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Scarborough Survivors
£40,500 18/06/2021
36
over three years towards the salary of an active engagement co-ordinator at a user-led charity supporting people with mental health issues in Scarborough
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Grant to Scarborough Survivors
£5,000 30/04/2021
Funding will pay for monthly workshops covering a range of crafts & activities as part of the groups "Post Covid Active Engagement Project". The aim is to make post lockdown ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Scarborough Survivors
£2,000 13/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Disability Action - NET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
£6,651 01/11/2020
The project will provide a positive buddy scheme, supporting the mental health and emotional needs on 1:1 basis
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Covid19
£10,000 16/07/2020
Funding for training and expenses (including DBS checks) for buddies to support those with long term mental health needs.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Scarborough Survivors (COVID19 Grant)
£2,000 14/05/2020
as emergency funding to help this mental health charity support members by phone and online during the Coronavirus crisis
CAF - Grant to Scarborough Survivors
£4,500 16/04/2020
3
Grant to Scarborough Survivors to support the organisation through COVID19
Tudor Trust - Grant to Scarborough Survivors
£11,000 20/04/2018
12
towards the creation of a young people's space at a user-led mental health support centre in Scarborough
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/02/1995, number: 1044058
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 48 days late, AR07: 252 days late, AR06: 50 days late, AR05: 24 days late,
Main office

9 ALMA SQUARE
SCARBOROUGH
NORTH YORKSHIRE
YO11 1JR

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO HAVE OR HAVE SUFFERED MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES, IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY THE PROVISION OF A RESOURCE CENTRE AND A HELPLINE OFFERING ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO SUCH PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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