Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +8

    SPARK 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Established: 40 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £140,033 £176,144 £122,825 £182,865 £176,882 £176,992
    Total spending £113,749 £146,156 £121,834 £119,434 £184,888 £168,461
    Surplus/deficit £26,284 £29,988 £991 £63,431 -£8,006 £8,531
    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 relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • West Lothian
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    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£195,910
    Scottish Government£65,094
    Robertson Trust£35,000
    Co-Operative Group£6,965
    Foundation Scotland£3,095
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Spark
    £2,319 21/10/2023
    Loneliness seriously affects our mental wellbeing. Spark requires support to provide social and volunteering opportunities that will reduce the impact of social isolation in our community.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Craigshill Good Neighbour Network
    £2,047 22/10/2022
    We want to pay a professional to provide a programme of mental health and wellbeing support for older people aged over 50 who are struggling following lockdown measures.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Spark Ignition
    £150,000 24/03/2022
    This group will use the funding to provide a range of weekly community activities within the Craigshill area in West Lothian. The group will also support volunteers through their social enterprise ....more
    Scottish Government - Craigshill Good Neighbour Network
    £23,419 16/02/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Craigshill Good Neighbour Network
    £21,675 27/01/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Craigshill Good Neighbour Network
    £45,910 10/12/2020
    11
    This one-year grant will allow the network to continue delivering practical support social activities and volunteering opportunities to all members of the local community while addressing the impact ....more
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Craigshill Good Neighbour Network
    £2,599 24/10/2020
    We plan to offer groups, events and trips to reduce loneliness and social isolation in our community.
    Scottish Government - Craigshill Good Neighbour Network
    £10,000 22/06/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Craigshill Good Neighbour Network
    £10,000 24/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Craigshill Good Neighbour Network
    £3,095 09/04/2020
    To provide essential supplies, activities and social contact to vulnerable isolated people in the Craigshill and South Howden areas.
    Robertson Trust - Network Manager's Salary (the S.H.O.P. project)
    £35,000 26/06/2019
    Network Manager's Salary (the S.H.O.P. project)
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Craigshill Good Neighbour Network
    £5,079 19/11/2018
    We want to buy a mini-bus to help more socially isolated, lonely people in our community to access our groups and events.
    National Lottery Community Fund - CONTACT: Craigshill Older Neighbours Take Action Collectively Together
    £134,739 26/07/2017
    36
    This project will work with the older population of Craigshill to provide a programme of week round socialisation activities which will minimise the effects of social isolation and loneliness. ....more
    Robertson Trust - Network Co-ordinator's Salary (the S.H.O.P. project)
    £45,000 29/02/2016
    Network Co-ordinator's Salary (the S.H.O.P. project)
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    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 21/11/1983, number: SC007280
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 14 July 2015 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Craigshill Good Neighbour Network (SC007280), which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 21 November 1983 The charity legal name was Craigshill Good Neighbour Network from 21/11/1983 - 22/11/2021
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    2, Almondbank, The Mall, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 5EJ

    Objectives

    The relief of socially isolated people in Craigshill and South Howden by providing practical help, social opportunities and volunteering opportunities

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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