Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

FAMILY ADDICTION SUPPORT SERVICE 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • 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
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static
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 £272,461
Other Income £5,000
Investment Income
Total income £210,057 £209,346 £212,112 £272,461 £300,708 £293,458
Charitable activities spending £831 £285,278
Fundraising costs 5% 3%
Other spending £225,325
Total spending £230,367 £212,034 £219,210 £226,156 £230,601 £293,526
Surplus/deficit -£20,310 -£2,688 -£7,098 £46,305 £70,107 -£68
Established: 36 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Other specialist outpatient services
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • 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
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£111,575
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Foundation Scotland£4,869
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer & Wellbeing Development Programme
£101,575 06/12/2021
The group will further develop their Volunteer & Wellbeing Development Programme where they recruit committed community members who will help raise further awareness of their services within ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 19/11/2021
FASS - Supporting Vulnerable Families
National Lottery Community Fund - F.A.S.S – Support Equipment for Increased Services
£10,000 22/01/2021
6
This project will help to maximise the use of a larger space to support families who are impacted by addiction. The project will also enable more support to occur in people’s homes by providing ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Family Addiction Support Service
£4,869 13/01/2021
11
To support the purchase of PPE including aprons, facemasks, visors, Perspex screens, hand sanitiser spray stations and floor/wall signage for social distancing messages to allow for the reopening of ....more
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Family Addiction Support Services (FASS)
£500 08/01/2019
Grant through the Heart of the Community Fund used to purchase materials for their annual remembrance service inviting families to remember their loved ones.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Family Addiction Support Service
£2,761 04/08/2017
Help us fund a special service for family & friends left behind to ensure that those who have been lost through addiction are not forgotten.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Family Addiction Support Service
£1,312 24/01/2017
0
To host an event in the Gorbals informing community members of various supports available to them if they have been affected by a loved one's drug or alcohol problem and helping the group to identify ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer/Group Coordinator
£126,341 19/05/2016
60
This organisation will use the funding for a volunteer group co-ordinator, who will be responsible for recruiting and training volunteers to maintain existing and establish new family support groups ....more
Foundation Scotland - Community Celebration day
£1,000 22/03/2016
1
To host a family fun day on 13 April 2016 to celebrate FASS's 30th anniversary.
Foundation Scotland - Family Addiction Support Service
£360 08/10/2015
7
To pay for sessional activity staff to hold a weekly activity class for four months.
Robertson Trust - assistance with the running costs
£15,000 31/01/2015
assistance with the running costs
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Family Addiction Support Service
£1,529 12/11/2014
to contribute towards the cost of updating literature about the service.
Foundation Scotland - How To: Help Me Grow
£1,000 03/09/2013
0
To contribute to core costs of running a weekend event for Kinship carers.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 33-77
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 01/04/1988, number: SC016107
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/10/1999, number: SC201019
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Argyll House, 209 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 1HJ

Objectives

To encourage the development of individual family support and kinship groups within the Glasgow area without distinction of political, religious or other opinions. To give support by giving information, advice and assistance in associating local services, voluntary organisations and all inhabitants and to assist those parents and family members who may be in any way affected by a loved one's drug or alcohol addiction. To secure the establishment, maintenance and management of a centre (or centres) for the carrying out of activities of the company in furtherance of the above objects or any of them

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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