Overall GiG Score: 1 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1

    HANOVER (SCOTLAND) HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
    Established: 43 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
    Donations & Legacies
    Other Income
    Investment Income
    Total income £36,289,000 £37,833,000 £40,574 £42,742,000 £44,118,000 £46,107,000
    Charitable activities spending
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending
    Total spending £31,853,000 £34,079,000 £36,760 £38,859,000 £41,534,000 £44,066,000
    Surplus/deficit £4,436,000 £3,754,000 £3,814 £3,883,000 £2,584,000 £2,041,000
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Older People
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    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: City of Edinburgh

    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
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association Ltd
    £1,500 25/02/2021
    To construct a covered area in the grounds of Aigan Court, Dufftown so elderly tenants can have shelter from sun or wet weather and maximise time spent outdoors.
    Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Tablet Lending Libary and IT Skills for residents
    £7,000 05/08/2019
    We want to trial two tablet lending library and training programmes at Sheltered Housing developments in Glasgow. We want to provide tablets to lend for up to 10 weeks. The training programme of 8 ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 11/02/1981, number: SC014738
    Filing Record
    6 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    95 McDonald Road, Edinburgh, EH7 4NS

    Objectives

    2 The objects of the Association are: 2.1 to provide for the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through the provision, construction, improvement and management of land and accommodation and the provision of care and support. and 2.2 any other purpose or object permitted under Section 24 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 which is charitable both for the purposes of Section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and also in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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