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Finance Score: -9
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

CANCER SUPPORT SCOTLAND (TAK TENT) 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised


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Established: 39 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/04/18 30/04/19 30/04/20 30/04/21 30/04/22 30/04/23
Charitable activities £25,272
Donations & Legacies £931,942 £461,148 £614,718 £431,491 £391,886
Other Income £313,803 £85,571
Investment Income £103 £158 £67 £12 £96
Total income £932,045 £486,578 £614,785 £745,306 £457,685 £477,553
Charitable activities spending £450,540 £396,591 £413,974 £364,258 £362,768
Fundraising costs 22% 39% 42% 51% 43% 54%
Other spending £20,985 £50,056 £26,920 £28,400 £28,313
Total spending £680,451 £635,064 £701,229 £611,243 £581,608 £602,904
Surplus/deficit £251,594 -£148,486 -£86,444 £134,063 -£123,923 -£125,351
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • 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
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • People with disabilities or health problems

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£146,492
Scottish Government£69,105
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Foundation Scotland£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 11/03/2022
Cancer Support Scotland - ‘Here for Your Wellbeing’ Essential Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Here for Your Wellbeing - Stress Management
£146,492 21/06/2021
This organisation will use the funds to deliver an adapted version of their wellbeing course for people living with cancer and those caring for people with cancer. Current services will be expanded ....more
Scottish Government - Cancer Support Scotland (Tak Tent)
£25,000 04/03/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Cancer Support Scotland (Tak Tent)
£5,000 02/12/2020
This funding is to enable them to adapt their complimentary therapies services to ensure they are covid safe. It will enable them to provide much needed support, including providing external ....more
Scottish Government - Cancer Support Scotland
£44,105 18/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting our Volunteers
£10,000 18/02/2019
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This group will use the funding for volunteer costs so that they can deliver counselling and therapy services for people living with cancer.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cancer Support Scotland
£5,606 19/11/2018
We want to provide free personal counselling and complementary therapies to cancer patients, their family members, and carers.
Robertson Trust - the One to One Services
£40,000 26/09/2018
the One to One Services
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 24/01/2018
Changing Outcomes - Cancer Support for Glasgow
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cancer Support Scotland
£2,812 29/11/2017
We want to raise £1,350 to fund 50 complementary therapies for cancer patients and their families to help them cope with their diagnosis.
Robertson Trust - the One to One Services
£48,000 28/02/2015
the One to One Services
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (9)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 34-68
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 19/12/1984, number: SC012867
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/10/1994, number: SC153568
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

75 Shelley Road, Gartnavel Campus, Glasgow, G12 0ZE

Objectives

To provide emotional and practical support - on a one-to-one basis and through community based groups - to anyone affected by cancer including family, friends and carers and the promotion, encouragement, improvement and extension of voluntary and charitable services by the company.

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Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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