Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -1

BORDERS HEALTH BOARD ENDOWMENT FUNDS

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 but spending has been maintained

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	£1,131,554	£805,272	£575,135	£410,547		£551,998
Other Income
Investment Income	£120,769	£131,257	£161,285	£165,393		£155,476
Total income	£1,252,323	£936,529	£736,420	£575,940	£678,542	£707,474
Charitable activities spending	£584,999	£925,350	£663,573	£469,150		£504,426
Fundraising costs	6%	6%	1%	11%	14%	15%
Other spending	£16,278	£17,275	£20,522	£24,091		£102,796
Total spending	£665,420	£993,352	£687,629	£538,116	£903,812	£687,566
Surplus/deficit	£586,903	-£56,823	£48,791	£37,824	-£225,270	£19,908

Established: 56 years

www.thedifference.org.uk

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

Purposes

The advancement of health

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Scottish Borders

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 18/07/1968, number: SC008225

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

NHS Borders, Headquarters, Newstead, Melrose, Roxburghshire, TD6 9DA

Objectives

The advancement of health.

Data Sources

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