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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

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 44 years

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost
31/03/22	£4,903	£12,205	-£7,302
31/03/21	£9,604	£13,650	-£4,046
31/03/20	£21,630	£22,469	-£839	£0
31/03/19	£29,287	£21,330	£7,957
31/03/18	£25,591	£22,159	£3,432

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
Robertson Trust - Running Costs
£5,000	31/03/2019	Running Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Entertainment and Transport
£5,300	16/01/2019 12	This group will use the funding to continue to run its weekly clubs for socially isolated/housebound older people and older people with dementia, supporting people to connect with others in their ....more This group will use the funding to continue to run its weekly clubs for socially isolated/housebound older people and older people with dementia, supporting people to connect with others in their local community and helping to reduce social isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Transport and Entertainment
£4,700	30/01/2018 12	This group, based in Edinburgh, will use the grant to support older people with dementia and those who are socially isolated. The project will fund transport costs and entertainment for participants ....more This group, based in Edinburgh, will use the grant to support older people with dementia and those who are socially isolated. The project will fund transport costs and entertainment for participants at a range of local venues.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

on 17/06/1980, number: SC005635

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Data Sources

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