Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    BIELD HOUSING & CARE 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile recently
    Established: 53 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    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
    Donations & Legacies
    Other Income
    Investment Income
    Total income £46,997,000 £44,825,000 £43,071,000 £33,470,000 £33,791,000 £35,542,000
    Charitable activities spending
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending
    Total spending £50,395,000 £43,621,000 £42,864,000 £31,150,000 £33,015,000 £37,791,000
    Surplus/deficit -£3,398,000 £1,204,000 £207,000 £2,320,000 £776,000 -£2,249,000
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of health
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development','the promotion of equality and diversity','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
    Where it operates
    • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
    Who it helps
    • Older 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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Whitehill Court Care Development Initiative
    £11,562 30/11/2016
    Two weekly Evening Care services, fortnightly outings and a monthly Mary’s Kitchen restaurant service at Whitehill Court Day Care Centre in Kirkintilloch from November 2016 to March 2019 to will ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 06/09/1971, number: SC006878
    Filing Record
    6 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    79 Hopetoun Street, EH7 4QF

    Objectives

    The objects of the Association are: 2.1 to provide for the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through the provision, construction, improvement and management of land and accommodation and the provision of care. and 2.2 any other purpose or object permitted under Section 24 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 which is charitable both for the purposes of Section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and also in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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