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Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

ACTION ON SMOKING & HEALTH (SCOTLAND) 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
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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 £840,664 £984,761 £757,711 £750,218 £699,419
Donations & Legacies £2,487 £2,417 £2,439 £1,711 £2,154
Other Income
Investment Income £250 £1,564 £1,098 £901 £3,330
Total income £843,401 £988,742 £761,248 £752,830 £870,380 £704,903
Charitable activities spending £702,278 £839,914 £735,801 £721,815 £864,094
Fundraising costs 9% 4% 7% 6% 4% 6%
Other spending
Total spending £775,572 £878,580 £787,635 £769,999 £671,191 £907,233
Surplus/deficit £67,829 £110,162 -£26,387 -£17,169 £199,189 -£202,330
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Established: 32 years

www.ashscotland.org.uk

Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Scientific research and testing services
Purposes
  • The advancement of health
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (12)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 30-77
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 14/12/1992, number: SC010412
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/12/1992, number: SC141711
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, EH2 2HB

Objectives

The objects for which the Company is established are the advancement of health to protect people from the harmful effects of tobacco through promoting and encouraging effective policy and standards development. training and education in cessation and prevention and dissemination of research and relevant information for the benefit of all communities and the public generally

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