Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 7

Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 20

TAYSIDE COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
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

Established: 50 years

www.alcoholtayside.com

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	£263,221	£324,322	£632,894	£568,287		£603,678
Donations & Legacies	£780,095	£722,970	£738,340	£755,271
Other Income	£3,000
Investment Income	£122	£530	£777	£326		£2,065
Total income	£1,073,166	£1,082,681	£1,408,318	£1,352,841	£1,429,017	£1,630,350
Charitable activities spending	£1,091,974	£1,059,167	£1,291,472	£1,357,873		£1,620,141
Fundraising costs						0%
Other spending
Total spending	£1,091,974	£1,059,167	£1,291,472	£1,357,873	£1,418,074	£1,621,571
Surplus/deficit	-£18,808	£23,514	£116,846	-£5,032	£10,943	£8,779

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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

More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Dundee City

This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Corra Foundation	£113,282
BBC Children in Need	£95,169
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust	£39,631
Charles Hayward Foundation	£20,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Dundee Safe Zone
£1,030	22/10/2022	We aim to ensure that anyone who is vulnerable in Dundee has access to immediate crisis intervention and also ongoing support for as long as they need it.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Tayside Council On Alcohol
£95,169	16/12/2020	Children and young people living in informal kinship arrangements due to parental substance misuse will be supported through 1-2-1s, peer support groups, fun activities & therapeutic sessions. ....more Children and young people living in informal kinship arrangements due to parental substance misuse will be supported through 1-2-1s, peer support groups, fun activities & therapeutic sessions. This support will improve their ability to cope and wellbeing.
Corra Foundation - PDI-20/3024
£113,282	10/12/2020	support the development of the Kinship Hub.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Tayside Council on Alcohol (TCA)
£20,000	26/08/2020	Beyond Mentoring - a service for women who have been involved in the Criminal Justice Service.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Creative Therapies Service
£39,631	27/05/2020	Supporting children and young people who have experienced neglect, and physical, emotional or sexual abuse as a result of parental substance use. Creative Therapy Service fulfills a need to work with ....more Supporting children and young people who have experienced neglect, and physical, emotional or sexual abuse as a result of parental substance use. Creative Therapy Service fulfills a need to work with these children using a more intense, creative, therapeutic intervention across Tayside, and will see children/young people in both 1-1 and group settings.
Scottish Government - Tayside Council On Alcohol
£5,259	19/05/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Tayside Council On Alcohol
£2,000	05/05/2020	Detailed description not provided.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Tayside Council On Alcohol
£27,394	10/08/2017 36	This project will deliver targeted intervention groups and a residential break for children affected by substance misuse. The activities will build skills, relationships and confidence, and promote ....more This project will deliver targeted intervention groups and a residential break for children affected by substance misuse. The activities will build skills, relationships and confidence, and promote participation and self-belief.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Kith'nKin Creative Therapies
£79,957	31/05/2017	Creative Therapies supports the recovery of children/young people traumatised by the impact of neglect/abuse as a result of parental substance misuse. It promotes the welfare and well-being of the ....more Creative Therapies supports the recovery of children/young people traumatised by the impact of neglect/abuse as a result of parental substance misuse. It promotes the welfare and well-being of the children, by building resilience, confidence, self-esteem and coping mechanisms as to prevent further traumatisation and abuse building a positive future.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Tayside Council on Alcohol
£99,700	08/09/2016 36	towards three years' salary of a Carer Resource Worker at a project in Dundee that supports kinship carers and children living with them as a result of parental substance misuse
Corra Foundation - PDI-16/404
£69,342	07/04/2016	to continue to support the salaries and running costs of Kith n Kin Perth, conditional upon written confirmation of matched funding
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Children and Young People Therapeutic Services
£25,279	25/11/2015	The Project provides specialist thereutic interventions for children and young people to enable them to overcome the abuse and trauma they have experienced as a result of parental substance misuse, ....more The Project provides specialist thereutic interventions for children and young people to enable them to overcome the abuse and trauma they have experienced as a result of parental substance misuse, supporting emotional growth and well-being, enabling them to reach their potential.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Tayside Council On Alcohol
£98,475	01/07/2014	This project helps children living with kinship carers due to parental substance misuse. Group and one to one support and activities will help them to be happier and more confident improve family ....more This project helps children living with kinship carers due to parental substance misuse. Group and one to one support and activities will help them to be happier and more confident improve family relationships and to feel included in their communities.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Tayside Council on Alcohol
£29,900	24/02/2014	Loose Cannons

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How is it governed?

Directors (10)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Directors: 24-75

ANDERSON, Muriel
Appointed: 2009
Occupation: Retired

HARKINS, William
Appointed: 2011
Occupation: Independent Consultant

KIDD, Lorraine
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Trustee

LITTLE, Simon Anthony Gordon
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Social Research Consultant

MAXFIELD, Loretta
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Trustee

MITCHELL, Alan Melville
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Trustee

PULL, Lewis Timothy
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Trustee

RICE, Peter Martin, Dr
Appointed: 1990
Occupation: Medical Practictioner

ROSS, Susan Mary
Appointed: 2014
Occupation: Retired

WINTER MBE, Lesley
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Trustee

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 10/12/1973, number: SC006511
Registered at Companies House on 25/02/1986, number: SC097522

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Wishart, 50 Constable Street, Dundee, DD4 6AD

Objectives

The objects for which the Company is established are to promote the prevention and early detection of alcohol, drug and addiction related problems and to assist individuals experiencing such problems.

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