Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

SACRO 

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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 51 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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 £6,886,610 £7,114,262 £7,570,244 £7,263,460 £8,998,152
Donations & Legacies £1,120 £1,596 £25,970 £21,971
Other Income £40,000 £95,000 £95,000 £88,000 £179,000
Investment Income £21,594 £29,925 £27,724 £10,836 £47,020
Total income £6,949,324 £7,240,783 £7,718,938 £7,835,553 £7,987,200 £9,228,097
Charitable activities spending £7,086,263 £7,262,246 £7,845,548 £7,736,699 £9,516,559
Fundraising costs
Other spending £149,000
Total spending £7,086,263 £7,262,246 £7,845,548 £7,885,699 £8,735,068 £9,516,559
Surplus/deficit -£136,939 -£21,463 -£126,610 -£50,146 -£747,868 -£288,462
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
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 it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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£198,000
Ministry of Defence£129,646
Scottish Government£6,200
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£33,333 10/02/2023
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£33,333 10/02/2023
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Veterans Mentoring Service
£198,000 24/03/2022
This organisation will continue their Veterans’ Mentoring Service in Edinburgh supporting ex-service personnel who are at risk of becoming involved or are already involved in the criminal justice ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£17,500 12/11/2021
To increase capacity in services and initiatives that offer supportive comradeship, engagement and wellbeing efforts for those in the Armed Forces community impacted by events in Afghanistan, and the ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£45,479 03/09/2021
For existing charitable projects to help charities to sustain activities and services that people from Armed Forces communities use and value.
Scottish Government - Sacro
£6,200 15/06/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Digital-Life (working title)
£10,000 01/04/2017
Sacro proposes to develop a digital skills training and awareness course that can be delivered to a range of service users but particularly older service users in the 40+ group. Specifically, service ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Sacro Veterans Mentoring Service
£591,574 17/03/2016
60
This project will work with 550 veterans across Scotland, predominantly in the Central Belt. The service aims to promote the reintegration of veterans into society and to reduce the instance of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - FEARLESS-National Survivors of Domestic Abuse
£869,000 04/02/2015
48
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Bright Choices
£786,814 13/11/2014
48
Not Available
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (11)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 36-70
  • SHAW, Faye
    Appointed: 2023
    Occupation: Chartered Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 09/08/1973, number: SC016293
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/02/1984, number: SC086651
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Thorn House, 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PR

Objectives

Sacro’s objects are the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through: • Promoting, developing and delivering initiatives and services to anyone arrested, accused, convicted or imprisoned in relation to a criminal offence, including diversion from prosecution, through-care and community-based orders. • Promoting, developing and delivering initiatives and services to people affected by conflict, anti-social behaviour and crime, including partners, families and victims. • Promoting, developing and delivering services and initiatives to support those at risk of becoming involved in criminal activity to make different choices, including early intervention and diversion. • Promoting, developing and delivering care and support services and initiatives that contribute to people’s safety, or quality of life, or to community cohesion.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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