Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

CHILDREN’S HEALTH SCOTLAND 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 48 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 £21,251 £38,112
Donations & Legacies £246,401
Other Income
Investment Income £784 £1,093
Total income £193,911 £219,985 £223,086 £268,436 £310,604 £353,659
Charitable activities spending £248,016 £368,558
Fundraising costs 8% 8% 8%
Other spending
Total spending £186,736 £206,183 £203,080 £270,137 £309,877 £396,560
Surplus/deficit £7,175 £13,802 £20,006 -£1,701 £727 -£42,901
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of health
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of 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

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£257,720
Scottish Government£38,000
BBC Children in Need£30,000
Foundation Scotland£9,997
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Bear's Royal Picnic and Children's Health Scotland's Eurovision Party
£9,950 06/04/2023
The group will use the funding to run two events for up to 80 children and young people with long term health condition a picnic in an Edinburgh park for the Coronation and an online Eurovision party.
National Lottery Community Fund - SMS Programmes for Children and Young People
£107,800 20/09/2022
This organisation will use the funding to provide self-management support for children and young people with chronic illnesses through online and in person support. The services will cover children ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Care Experienced Children and Young People Services
£9,975 09/08/2022
This group will use the funding to deliver health and wellbeing support to foster and kinship carers in the form of training workshops mini taster sessions and 1:1 support.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Children's Health Scotland
£4,997 27/01/2021
The grant would contribute towards the cost of continuing to deliver their online SMS (Self-Management Service) Connect service over a 4 month period.
National Lottery Community Fund - SMS:CONNECT
£9,995 19/01/2021
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This group will use the funding to continue to provide a mainly online support service for children and young people with long term health conditions. This is a Scotland wide project.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Children's Health Scotland
£30,000 14/12/2020
Face to face and online self-management workshops for young people with long term health conditions. The young people will be more confident, feel less isolated and better able to talk about their ....more
Scottish Government - Children’s Health Scotland
£38,000 15/06/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Children's Health Scotland
£5,000 13/04/2020
To contribute towards costs of moving to remote and digital working by purchasing laptops and i phones for staff, mobile credit data for service users and engage a consultant to enable materials and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Self-Management Programme
£120,000 11/10/2019
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This group will use the funding to continue their self-management workshop programme which operates in partnership with the Edinburgh Royal Hospital for Children. The workshop supports children and ....more
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/268
£5,380 07/06/2018
Towards the salary of the full-time Project Officer thus closing the appeal.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Children's Health Scotland
£30,000 13/11/2017
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This project will deliver self-management workshops in the Lothian area for young people with long term health conditions. The young people will increase confidence, feel less isolated and will be ....more
Robertson Trust - Lothian Self Management Project Officer
£43,500 19/09/2017
Lothian Self Management Project Officer
Corra Foundation - HDA-17/103
£4,000 30/03/2017
for the salary of the Part time Project Officer for the self management project.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 30-72
  • BAULD, Helen
    Appointed: 2020
    Occupation: Advisor For Cyp Health
  • YOUNG, Andy
    Appointed: 2022
    Occupation: Head Of Digital & Ux At Phoenix Group
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 02/10/1976, number: SC006016
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/07/1986, number: SC100114
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

22 Laurie Street, Edinburgh, EH6 7AB

Objectives

4. The company’s objects are to promote the health of children and young people and for that purpose:- (a) to bring to the notice of parents and carers, health and other professionals, and the public in general, the special health needs of children and young people in hospital and other settings. (b) to enable children and young people to understand, and exercise, their healthcare rights and to meet their individual healthcare needs. (c) to seek to ensure that all children and young people admitted to hospitals are cared for in wards specially designed for them. (d) to seek to ensure that all hospital wards admitting children and young people are designed to accommodate parents and carers with their sick child, including access to recreation facilities for patients and the children of visiting parents and carers, and a dedicated rest area for parents and carers, and that they are maintained as such. (e) to seek to ensure that all hospital wards admitting children and young people provide access to education and to play for patients. (f) to promote the treatment of children and young people at home wherever possible, or in a setting close to home, where this is in the best interest of the child or young person. (g) to promote an information service for parents and carers and others interested in the wellbeing of children and young people in hospital and of children and young people with healthcare needs in other settings.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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