Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +7

    ORKNEY BLIDE TRUST (K/A THE BLIDE TRUST & O.B.T) 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    Established: 32 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    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 £5,980 £5,980 £5,980 £14,512
    Donations & Legacies £314,093 £295,916 £327,656
    Other Income £344
    Investment Income £155 £223 £88 £2,489
    Total income £241,601 £355,210 £378,573 £343,176 £253,000 £351,095
    Charitable activities spending £349,619 £419,925 £248,656 £298,453
    Fundraising costs 0% 0% 0% 0%
    Other spending £2,242 £1,454 £7,365 £1,655
    Total spending £253,024 £352,094 £421,586 £256,039 £245,208 £300,108
    Surplus/deficit -£11,423 £3,116 -£43,013 £87,137 £7,792 £50,987
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    • Other defined groups
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • 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: Orkney Islands

    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
    Corra Foundation - HDG-21/1419
    £40,000 30/09/2021
    unrestricted funding.
    Scottish Government - Orkney Blide Trust (K/A The Blide Trust & O.B.T)
    £5,250 19/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Orkney Blide Trust
    £11,071 09/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Orkney Blide Trust
    £6,100 30/04/2018
    Archaeology Plus
    Robertson Trust - The running costs of Blide Hoose
    £42,000 13/03/2018
    The running costs of Blide Hoose
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Orkney Blide Trust
    £60,000 02/12/2013
    24
    over two years as continuation funding towards the running costs of Blide Hoose, a clubhouse providing support and opportunities to people with mental health problems on the Orkney Islands

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Laura Grimond House, 54 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, KW15 1DN

    Objectives

    To promote the welfare of people throughout Orkney with mental health problems and their carers and advance the education of the public about mental health problems.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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