Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

THE LILIAS GRAHAM TRUST 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 32 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
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 £398,033 £123,569 £203,302 £347,020 £635,328
Donations & Legacies £69,356 £129,760 £53,763 £45,092 £60,948
Other Income £3,974 £30,668
Investment Income
Total income £467,948 £254,893 £262,085 £422,780 £839,605 £696,331
Charitable activities spending £632,662 £342,319 £274,125 £526,141 £679,475
Fundraising costs 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Other spending
Total spending £638,274 £346,588 £277,509 £531,423 £672,376 £685,629
Surplus/deficit -£170,326 -£91,695 -£15,424 -£108,643 £167,229 £10,702
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • 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: Stirling
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Other defined groups

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
Foundation Scotland - Lilias Graham Trust Outreach programme
£3,000 01/05/2023
To contribute to Lilias Graham?s Trust annual training budget, allowing staff to be fully and regularly trained in all required areas.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Therapeutic support and consultancy costs
£50,000 24/11/2021
Seeking funding for the costs of Play therapist, psychiatrist, Independent social worker, health consultant, Counsellor, clinical psychologist, Adult literacy tutor, all of whom provide the ....more
Robertson Trust - Family Accommodation Building
£37,000 30/04/2016
Family Accommodation Building
Robertson Trust - The Senior Family Worker (Sustaining Family Change Service)
£35,000 30/04/2016
The Senior Family Worker (Sustaining Family Change Service)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (9)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 55-81
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 01/01/1992, number: SC006647
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/11/2000, number: SC212857
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Breandam House, Thornhill, FK8 3QH

Objectives

(I) To support and sustain people who are in distress by reason of poverty, deprivation, or associated adverse circumstances. (2) To strengthen the ties of family life. (3) To help the most deprived families and groups to play a full part in the cultural, spiritual and political life of the community. (4) To study the factors which help cause social and economic deprivation and exclusion.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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