Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

    RADIO LAW 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
    Total income £2,291 £1,591 £7,716 £5,154 £3,379 £1,589
    Total spending £1,996 £2,017 £9,206 £4,245 £1,561 £2,180
    Surplus/deficit £295 -£426 -£1,490 £909 £1,818 -£591
    Established: 40 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
    Purposes
    • The advancement of health
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: North Lanarkshire
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    • Other charities or voluntary bodies

    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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Radio Law
    £2,000 28/05/2020
    To purchase technical equipment needed for Radio Law to broadcast their Radio Station from presenters? homes. So that they can deliver cheerful, upbeat shows bringing patients, staff and families ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Broadcasting for the future
    £6,074 19/08/2019
    12
    This grant will be used to upgrade and replace broadcast equipment for the volunteer-run hospital radio station at University Hospital Wishaw.

    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 03/04/1984, number: SC003508
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    University Hospital Wishaw, 50 Netherton Street, Wishaw, ML2 0DP

    Objectives

    The objectives of the Charity are to relieve sickness, infirmity and the disabilities attendant on old age amongst persons living in North/South Lanarkshire, by providing a local broadcasting service for hospitals, hospices Wishaw General Hospital and whenever possible, providing a similar service within the local community to assist patients receiving 'Care in the Community'.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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