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Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

BIRTHLINK

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
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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 £194,152 £258,224 £254,970 £535,517
Donations & Legacies £80,509 £8,859 £6,926 £14,171
Other Income
Investment Income £367 £566 £373 £201
Total income £229,710 £347,662 £337,006 £312,749 £422,261 £647,118
Charitable activities spending £205,052 £257,660 £321,204 £611,334
Fundraising costs 18% 20% 25% 20% 9%
Other spending £3,767
Total spending £244,401 £268,849 £326,313 £403,709 £356,692 £671,796
Surplus/deficit -£14,691 £78,813 £10,693 -£90,960 £65,569 -£24,678
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Established: 42 years

https://birthlink.org.uk/

Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
Purposes
  • 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
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
Who it helps
  • Other defined groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (3)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 51-63
  • MCLEOD, Linda
    Appointed: 2020
    Occupation: Deputy Director Scottish Funding Council Education
  • TODD, Ian
    Appointed: 2020
    Occupation: Business Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 26/05/1982, number: SC013007
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/05/1982, number: SC078854
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

21 Castle Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3DN

Objectives

(a) The company is established for charitable purposes only. and the expression charitable purposes shall mean charitable purposes under section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 which are also regarded as charitable purposes in relation to the applications of the Taxes Acts . (b) In particular, the company is established for the following purposes: (i) to provide to people affected by adoption in Scotland and to people who have been looked after by local authorities in Scotland services designed to eliminate or alleviate disadvantages (such as ill-health and absence of well-being, particularly of a psychological nature. feelings of guilt, loss and grief. identity problems. discrimination. impaired life chances. impaired or lack of access to information relating to genetic inheritance and relevant medical history. separation from birth relatives. lack of information relating to birth relatives. and difficulties arising in relation to making contact with birth relatives and building and maintaining relationships) suffered by such people as a consequence of having been affected by adoption or having been looked after by local authorities in Scotland. (ii) to enhance the well-being and promote the welfare of all people affected by adoption in Scotland. (iii) to enhance the well-being and promote the welfare of people who have been looked after by local authorities in Scotland. (iv) to provide support and assistance to people affected by adoption in Scotland to enable them to secure the performance by public authorities of statutory duties owed to them. (v) to provide support and assistance to people who have been looked after by local authorities in Scotland to enable them to secure the performance by public authorities of statutory duties owed to them.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator

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