Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

FAMILY MEDIATION WEST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
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 £381,051 £395,713 £321,395 £355,477 £179,000
Donations & Legacies £120 £102 £250,000
Other Income
Investment Income £67 £254 £368 £73
Total income £383,926 £398,757 £321,763 £355,550 £397,697 £429,000
Charitable activities spending £335,627 £374,085 £346,713 £289,224 £446,610
Fundraising costs 1% 1%
Other spending
Total spending £335,627 £374,085 £346,713 £292,721 £337,476 £446,610
Surplus/deficit £48,299 £24,672 -£24,950 £62,829 £60,221 -£17,610
Established: 37 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
Purposes
  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
  • Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Other defined groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Support Project
£310,839 23/06/2016
36
This project will support the continuation and enhancement of service provision which establishes and encourages meaningful relationships between children and non-resident parents/carers as well as ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Directors: 37-76
  • DIGNON, Amy
    Appointed: 2023
    Occupation: Executive Director
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 15/10/1987, number: SC008938
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/04/1987, number: SC103933
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR21: 16 days late, AR20: 179 days late,
Main office

19 Woodside Terrace , Glasgow, G3 7QL

Objectives

3.1 To promote the ideas of counselling, conciliation and mediation with the object of assisting persons concerned in matrimonial disputes of any kind whatever, whether or not involved in any Court proceedings and the children of such persons so far as possible in the amicable resolution of such disputes, in the appreciation and understanding of the problems involved and the interests of such children, in adaptation to, and coping with, their changed situations and circumstances, and in any other way whatsoever. 3.2 To promote a comprehensive and co-ordinated community service in Strathclyde Region desinged to meet the special needs of such persons and to provide counselling, conciliation and mediation with the objects specified at 3.1 supra. 3.3 To promote and encourage co-operation with and amongst and support for courts, statutory and voluntary bodies and all organisations and individuals whatsoever involved in any way with matrimonial disputes. 3.4 To work and campaign for the understanding and improvement of the rights and interests of such persons.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving

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