Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 6
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

FIFE ALCOHOL SUPPORT SERVICE 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending 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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Established: 39 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 £688,751 £776,505 £972,937 £1,028,037 £1,279,401
Donations & Legacies £2,303 £224 £2,961 £2,671 £19,724
Other Income £1,475 £1,025 £1,100 £575 £1,375
Investment Income £118 £614 £1,153 £297 £4,446
Total income £692,647 £778,368 £978,151 £1,031,580 £1,120,382 £1,304,946
Charitable activities spending £779,091 £740,141 £784,643 £860,519 £1,302,581
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending £779,091 £740,141 £784,643 £860,519 £1,032,028 £1,302,581
Surplus/deficit -£86,444 £38,227 £193,508 £171,061 £88,354 £2,365
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development','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: Fife

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
National Lottery Community Fund - New Office Refurbishment
£10,000 01/12/2022
This group will use the funding to refurbish their new head office premises used for counselling and training.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 22/04/2022
Curnie Clubs
National Lottery Community Fund - Curnie Clubs Network
£187,930 08/10/2021
Through therapeutic group work and intense individual work this project will provide an emotional support system for those experiencing isolation and loneliness. This includes but is not exclusive to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - FASD Fife Project
£10,000 09/02/2021
11
This group will use the funding to facilitate a peer support network and provide individual advice to families and carers of children with FASD (Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder). They will also ....more
Robertson Trust - Running costs of the Curnie Clubs
£34,500 12/03/2019
Running costs of the Curnie Clubs
National Lottery Community Fund - Curnie Clubs
£386,303 05/10/2018
36
This group will use the funding to develop and expand one of their current projects which supports people in alcohol and drug recovery. Members will set an action plan for change which is realistic ....more
Robertson Trust - Salary costs for the Safe Hands Case Worker and contribution to project costs
£25,500 30/06/2016
Salary costs for the Safe Hands Case Worker and contribution to project costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Focus on FASS
£10,000 17/05/2016
12
This project will develop a new website and multilingual online information resources for people who need support.
National Lottery Community Fund - Curnie Clubs
£149,750 22/04/2016
24
This funding will support a programme for adults who have become socially isolated. The programme will connect people into their local communities through Curnie Clubs (a scotch word for a small ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 61-74
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 13/03/1985, number: SC010422
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/02/1986, number: SC097502
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 65 days late,
Main office

24 Hill Street, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 1HX

Objectives

The objects for which the Company is established are as follows:- 3.1 To establish, co-ordinate, service and help to sustain a comprehensive and co-ordinated community service designed to meet the special needs of those affected by alcohol-related and ancillary problems, and to promote the development of facilities as required, as an integral part of such service. 3.2 To increase public knowledge of the levels of alcohol abuse, its damaging effects on the individual, the family, society and the economy and to initiate and support action to combat the problem. 3.3 To promote services and facilities, information, education, training and research in regard to the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of alcohol-related and ancillary problems but so that the Company shall not be bound to advocate or specify any particular method of treatment. 3.4 To promote and encourage the establishment of detoxification facilities, residential rehabilitive accommodation and day centres (and manage them if necessary), alcohol addiction units and any other appropriate facilities. 3.5 To promote, encourage and support publicity campaigns, training courses, seminars and conferences to further all or any of the objects of the Company and to arrange and provide for or join the arranging and providing for the holding of exhibitions, meetings, lectures and classes to further any such objects. 3.6 To promote, encourage and support research in, and treatment of alcohol abuse and alcohol-related problems.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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