Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

SPINAL INJURIES SCOTLAND 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age
Established: 42 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
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 £83,380 £109,433 £200,584
Donations & Legacies £73,467 £120,909 £321,092
Other Income
Investment Income £2,124 £27 £392
Total income £201,262 £240,757 £295,715 £259,491 £313,876 £639,127
Charitable activities spending £243,323 £244,953 £369,936
Fundraising costs 5% 6% 5% 5%
Other spending
Total spending £274,922 £263,429 £257,004 £261,189 £294,446 £400,728
Surplus/deficit -£73,660 -£22,672 £38,711 -£1,698 £19,430 £238,399
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
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
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
Who it helps
  • 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£158,205
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust£58,628
Scottish Government£11,958
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations£10,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£8,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£7,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Outreach Peer Support in Aberdeen & Inverness
£37,639 26/05/2022
Requesting a grant of £36,000 over 3 years (£12,000 per annum) towards the running costs of services supporting those living with Spinal Cord Injury in Aberdeen and Inverness.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£8,000 18/02/2022
IT Tuition for people with Sinal Cord Injuries
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Spinal Injuries Scotland
£7,000 16/08/2021
purchase IT equipment for a charity supporting people with spinal cord injuries in Glasgow
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Smarter, Faster, Better- staying connected digitally!
£10,000 05/07/2021
Detailed information not yet available.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Support for Spinal Injuries Scotland Core Costs
£8,000 04/05/2021
Request funding to support our Core activities. Income for the current financial year ending 31st March 2021 has been negatively affected by loss of income from Clober Farm, and the cancellation of ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,747 30/09/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Spinal Injuries Scotland
£4,747 30/09/2020
To provide IT equipment to create and edit audio visual material, and provide laptops and/or voice recognition software to enable members to play a full and active part in online activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - SIS Peer Support South of Scotland
£148,405 27/07/2020
36
This group will use the funding to support people with spinal cord injuries and conditions in Dumfries & Galloway and the Scottish Borders. Through peer support groups one to one home based ....more
Scottish Government - Spinal Injuries Scotland
£11,958 15/06/2020
Detailed description not provided.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - NeuroSpinal Conditions Mapping
£12,989 27/05/2020
Conducting research into the numbers of people in Scotland with Neurological Spinal Cord Conditions, where they live, and what support services they require to improve their quality of life.
National Lottery Community Fund - Spinal Injuries Scotland Watersports Project
£9,800 13/12/2019
15
This organisation will take 50 patients from the Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit to Castle Semple as part of their treatment programme.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Spinal Injuries Scotland
£5,073 15/11/2019
We want to improve our monthly social nights, by offering a wider variety of entertainment for patients in Scotland's National Spinal Unit.
Robertson Trust - The Aberdeen Peer Support Service
£18,000 09/03/2018
The Aberdeen Peer Support Service
National Lottery Community Fund - Spinal Injuries Scotland Watersports Project
£9,800 17/01/2018
12
This organisation will use the funding to run a programme of water sports activities for people with spinal injuries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Spinal Injuries Scotland Watersports Project
£10,000 03/11/2015
12
This group will use the funding to provide access for their service users to a supportive and wide ranging sports programme at Castle Semple.
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How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 29-72
  • MACSWEEN, Ann, Dr
    Appointed: 2019
    Occupation: Head Of Casework, Heritage Directorate, Historic E
  • MCOUAT, Lucy
    Appointed: 2019
    Occupation: Digital Content And Programme Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 04/10/1982, number: SC015405
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/01/1985, number: SC091206
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Fullarton Court, Unit C, 11 Drumhead Place, Glasgow, G32 8EY

Objectives

2. The charitable purposes of the Company are: 2.1 The advancement of health.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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