Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

CROSSROADS ( DUNFERMLINE ) CARE ATTENDANT SCHEME 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 38 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Data adjusted to reflect year end change
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/23
Total income £115,996 £49,416 £10 £45
Total spending £111,521 £53,226 £14,445 £375
Surplus/deficit £4,475 -£3,810 -£14,435 -£330
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • 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
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Fife
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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 - Towards the costs of providing additional respite hours
£60,000 30/04/2016
Towards the costs of providing additional respite hours

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (4)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 38-63
  • COMBE, Elaine
    Appointed: 2017
    Occupation: Retired Architectural Assistant
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 02/12/1985, number: SC005985
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/11/1998, number: SC191068
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

8 , Hillside Drive, Galashiels, TD1 2HN

Objectives

The objects of the scheme are generally to carry out within the area in which the scheme operates the objects of the company, and in particular. 1.To relieve stress on the person or family caring for physically or mentally disabled or elderly persons and 2.In appropriate circumstances to care for disabled or elderly persons living alone.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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