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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

THE ACTION GROUP 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12


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Established: 46 years

www.actiongroup.org.uk

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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 £11,867,721 £12,364,788 £13,756,055 £15,208,019 £16,309,637
Donations & Legacies £161,340 £167,093 £173,508 £425,144 £305,149
Other Income £5,499
Investment Income £4,103 £16,517 £31,794 £24,767 £39,811
Total income £12,033,164 £12,548,398 £13,966,856 £15,657,930 £16,132,552 £16,654,597
Charitable activities spending £11,433,702 £12,190,879 £13,421,175 £15,038,409 £16,072,985
Fundraising costs 0%
Other spending
Total spending £11,433,702 £12,194,737 £13,421,175 £15,038,409 £15,391,734 £16,072,985
Surplus/deficit £599,462 £353,661 £545,681 £619,521 £740,818 £581,612
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • 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: City of Edinburgh
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin

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
National Lottery Community Fund - HearMe Counselling Service
£9,992 14/02/2022
This group will provide a counselling service for adults in Edinburgh with learning disabilities autism and other support needs.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Connections Project.
£124,101 15/07/2021
This group will deliver an eighteen-month isolation reduction project making connections for people that we support who have Learning Disabilities Autism and other support needs. The programme will ....more
Scottish Government - The Action Group
£19,435 13/01/2021
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - HearMe Counselling Service
£9,893 06/08/2020
12
This group will use the funding to continue a counselling service project which was started before the COVID-19 lockdown for another year.
Scottish Government - The Action Group
£43,400 18/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - The Action Group
£2,000 05/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Robertson Trust - Running costs of the Everyone Benefits Project
£66,000 21/11/2017
Running costs of the Everyone Benefits Project
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Action Group
£86,600 13/06/2013
36
towards three years' continuation funding of a Senior Welfare Rights Adviser to support disabled people and their carers in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Falkirk
National Lottery Community Fund - Welfare Rights & Financial Inclusion Advice: Learning Disabilities & Carers
£583,237 17/08/2011
60
This project will help people with learning disabilities/other support needs and/or their carers to develop their financial capacity. The dedicated support staff will provide welfare rights advice, ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (15)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 43-86
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 23/12/1977, number: SC005964
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/07/1987, number: SC105634
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Prentice Centre, 1 Granton Mains Avenue, Edinburgh, EH4 4GA

Objectives

1.1.1 the relief of those in need by reason of financial hardship, age, ill-health, disability or other disadvantage. 1.1.2 the advancement of education. and 1.1.3 the advancement of health.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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