Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 1

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 1

DEMENTIA SERVICES DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 37 years

dementiatrust.org.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£196,904	£55,244	£86,493	£28,383	£48,529	£30,573
Total spending	£127,574	£70,139	£104,672	£34,137	£46,254	£46,248
Surplus/deficit	£69,330	-£14,895	-£18,179	-£5,754	£2,275	-£15,675

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Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of health

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Stirling

Who it helps

People with disabilities or health problems
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Dementia education for family carers & volunteers
£38,238	31/05/2017	Providing educational workshops and an online learning hub for family carers for people with dementia and volunteers. Education will provide them with a better understanding of dementia and therefore ....more Providing educational workshops and an online learning hub for family carers for people with dementia and volunteers. Education will provide them with a better understanding of dementia and therefore allow them to better support those they care for.
Robertson Trust - the Best Practice Project for Third Sector Care Staff
£40,000	31/08/2015	the Best Practice Project for Third Sector Care Staff

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 33-73

CLARKE, Ross Simon
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Chartered Accountant

MCAULAY, Yvonne Margaret
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Self Employed

MCDONALD, Sandra Denise
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Self Employed

MCLENNAN, Linda Jane
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Chartered Accountant

MURDOCH, Peter Stevenson, Dr
Appointed: 2012
Occupation: Consultant Physician

PARAMORE, Katherine Rebecca
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Consultant And Clinical Lead In Old Age Psychiatry

ROBB, Nigel James, Revd
Appointed: 2015
Occupation: Administrator, Church Of Scotland

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 20/05/1987, number: SC016905
Registered at Companies House on 12/06/2012, number: SC425996

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

5th Floor, Quartermile Two, 2 Lister Square, Edinburgh, EH3 9GL

Objectives

(1)' To facilitate the development of appropriate services for dementia suffers and their carers, in particular by:- (a) Establishing and maintaining or assisting in the establishing and maintaining of a centre or centres for the provision of information, advice, support, research, education and training and other services and facilities relating or ancillary to the . needs of dementia sufferers and their carers. (b) Assisting and collaborating with other bodies and persons. in order to secure such provision. and . (c) Enhancing public knowledge and understanding of dementia.

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