Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

CROSSROADS CARING SCOTLAND 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are unusually 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:

  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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 £7,611,574 £8,009,272 £7,256,267 £6,560,935 £4,850,828
Donations & Legacies £730,242 £155,300 £128,750 £289,325 £65,018
Other Income £11,737 £744 £232
Investment Income £18,626 £7,210 £8,100 £7,593 £17,167
Total income £8,393,964 £8,205,235 £7,419,146 £6,871,463 £5,649,885 £4,934,344
Charitable activities spending £7,872,197 £8,344,482 £7,517,851 £6,495,361 £5,011,358
Fundraising costs 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1%
Other spending
Total spending £7,917,339 £8,379,465 £7,551,658 £6,523,141 £5,905,677 £5,055,957
Surplus/deficit £476,625 -£174,230 -£132,512 £348,322 -£255,792 -£121,613
Established: 44 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
Purposes
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
Who it helps
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • Other defined groups

Who supports 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 - Counterweight through Crossroads
£10,000 14/06/2012
12
The group will run a health programme for carers, looking at ways of managing personal weight issues. This will be a pilot scheme, giving practical advice and information on healthcare, which can be ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Crossroads Caring Scotland
£81,891 22/02/2012
Towards the salary costs of the national training officer.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Directors: 40-77
  • JOGLEKAR, Pooja
    Appointed: 2023
    Occupation: Group Director - Commercial Strategy, Procurement
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 23/05/1980, number: SC013081
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/11/1983, number: SC085401
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 65 days late,
Main office

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Objectives

Crossroads Caring Scotland's mission is to provide services within the community, which will improve the lives of vulnerable people of all ages, who are facing ill health, disability or long term physical or mental health conditions or who are disadvantaged due to their caring role, allowing them to feel valued and live as independently as possible.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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