Overall GiG Score: 17 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

PARENT TO PARENT LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Established: 34 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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 £169,314 £351,045 £335,667 £375,065 £357,466
Donations & Legacies £10,085 £10,159 £16,251 £7,870
Other Income £158,276
Investment Income £1,496 £427 £1,724 £1,262 £2,199
Total income £339,171 £361,631 £353,642 £384,197 £408,708 £360,399
Charitable activities spending £322,722 £312,238 £311,498 £327,799 £103,699
Fundraising costs 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0%
Other spending £260,196
Total spending £324,666 £313,728 £312,473 £333,364 £360,103 £365,195
Surplus/deficit £14,505 £47,903 £41,169 £50,833 £48,605 -£4,796
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Other defined groups
Purposes
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Dundee City
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

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
National Lottery Community Fund£135,451
Henry Smith Charity£59,600
Foundation Scotland£54,827
Scottish Government£3,200
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Building stronger families
£135,451 01/09/2022
This group will use the funding to hire staff in order to carry out a programme of activities to help families with children who have additional needs. The goal of these sessions will be to help ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Parent To Parent Ltd
£7,827 14/12/2021
To fund increased staff hours for an existing Family Support and Advocacy Worker to develop their ?Decider Skills? project for families with children with additional support needs in Dundee.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Parent to Parent (Dundee)
£59,600 29/03/2021
towards one year's running costs of a project providing support to parents and carers of children with additional needs impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Dundee.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Parent To Parent Ltd
£2,000 03/12/2020
To purchase food vouchers to distribute to families in need.
Scottish Government - Parent To Parent Ltd
£3,200 08/06/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Family Nurture Blueprints
£45,000 19/03/2020
to contribute towards employing a part time support worker.
National Lottery Community Fund - FAB TOGETHER
£231,201 01/02/2019
36
This group will use the funding to deliver its 'FAB Together' project which will increase the number of support groups for parents/carers with young children with challenging behaviour. The ....more
Robertson Trust - Salary Costs of Neonatal Family Support Worker
£49,500 12/06/2018
Salary Costs of Neonatal Family Support Worker
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/111
£5,000 29/03/2018
Towards the salary of the new 30hr/wk Support Worker for disadvantaged families in Dundee, conditional on confirmation that the person has been recruited.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Parent to Parent (Dundee)
£71,200 14/03/2018
36
towards three years' salary of a Support Worker at a project that supports families caring for a child with additional needs in Dundee
National Lottery Community Fund - Parent to Parent
£419,377 11/12/2013
59
This project will provide parenting support to parents, carers and families in Dundee, Angus and Perth & Kinross. The project will focus on beneficiaries with young children with challenging ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 46-75
  • DALZELL, Janet
    Appointed: 2022
    Occupation: Prof Lead For Scotland Unicef Uk Baby Friendly
  • FINNIE, Glen
    Appointed: 2015
    Occupation: Management Accountant
  • WIGGIN, Lorna
    Appointed: 2006
    Occupation: Clinical Group Manager Nhs Tay
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 06/11/1989, number: SC003095
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/05/2006, number: SC302084
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Ardler Clinic, Turnberry Avenue, Dundee, DD2 3TP

Objectives

1. Objects of the Company The Company’s name is “Parent to Parent” and the Company’s objects (“the Objects”) are: 1.1 To provide support, information and advice to families of children with additional needs. 1.2 To enable the voice of parents and young people with additional needs to be heard by the statutory and formal bodies. 1.3 To enable and empower parents and young people to take control of matters that may affect their lives, and to have a sense of belonging. 1.4 To offer support, contact and information through self-help, mutual support, assistance, research and education 1.5 To support parents to overcome their feelings of loneliness and isolation 1.6 To reduce their stress by reinstating hope and increasing their confidence .

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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