Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

STIRLING DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 34 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 £3,445 £462,355 £8,440 £604,061 £6,361
Donations & Legacies £463,012 £7,276 £459,846 £605,182 £1,121 £667,146
Other Income
Investment Income £797 £1,344 £626 £982
Total income £467,254 £469,631 £469,630 £605,808 £605,808 £674,489
Charitable activities spending £481,687 £478,483 £479,279 £597,999 £597,999 £698,148
Fundraising costs 0%
Other spending
Total spending £481,687 £479,279 £479,279 £597,999 £597,999 £698,148
Surplus/deficit -£14,433 -£9,648 -£9,649 £7,809 £7,809 -£23,659
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','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: Stirling

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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Stirling District Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd
£118,500 17/05/2022
36
towards three years' running costs of an addiction advice service supporting people with complex needs, who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, in Stirling, Scotland.
Scottish Government - Stirling District Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd
£16,492 16/06/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Stirling District Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd
£169,100 10/06/2020
36
towards three years' salary of two Advice Workers for a 'Addiction Advice Service' in Stirling
Robertson Trust - The salary costs of the Mental Health Money and Benefits Advice Worker
£45,000 31/08/2016
The salary costs of the Mental Health Money and Benefits Advice Worker
National Lottery Community Fund - The Domestic Abuse Transitions Advice Project (The DATA Project)
£539,036 12/03/2014
60
The Domestic Abuse Transitions Advice Project (The DATA Project)
National Lottery Community Fund - THE CAB/CRIMINAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE PROJECT
£136,470 11/12/2013
23
THE CAB/CRIMINAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE PROJECT
National Lottery Community Fund - Stirling District Citizens Advice Bureau Financial Capability Project
£530,362 09/11/2011
60
The project will improve access to key financial products for individuals in the most deprived areas and on low incomes with personal debt. Delivery of the project will be based on a three staged ....more
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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: 29-67
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 13/07/1990, number: SC007270
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/07/1990, number: SC126241
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Norman MacEwan Centre, FK8 2DX

Objectives

(i) The advancement of education by providing clients with information, clarification and understanding of legislation and their legal rights and responsibilities. (ii) The relief of those in need by assessing {clients entitlement to welfare benefits, by providing assistance in claiming benefits and by assisting them to appeal against refusal to benefits and by doing so ensure they do not suffer from poverty. (iii) The advancement of civil and human rights by ensuring that people do not suffer through ignorance of their civil and human rights and by taking such actions as are intended to redress the situation and redress wrongs and restore justice. (iv) Advancement of health by providing a comprehensive advice service which deals with all aspects of clients problems and alleviates the injury, stress and anxiety caused by unsolved problems. (v) Advancement of community development by recruiting, training and developing local citizens to be volunteers in and for the Citizens Advice Bureau who in turn assist members of the public in their community and in doing so contribute to the development of their community. Where the objects are being promoted outwith the defined area of local benefit the Company may work with organisations with similar aims but shall at all times adhere to the agreed principles for the operation of Citizens Advice Bureau set out from time to time by the Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureau.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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