Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 8

CUMBERNAULD AND DISTRICT WOMEN'S AID SCIO

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 32 years

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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		£263,734	£332,605	£464,499		£363,447
Donations & Legacies		£68,437	£1,407	£3,237		£600
Other Income
Investment Income		£20	£237	£24		£444
Total income	£218,220	£332,191	£334,249	£467,760	£384,111	£364,491
Charitable activities spending		£263,580	£301,561	£315,043		£463,820
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending	£219,992	£263,580	£301,561	£315,043	£334,973	£463,820
Surplus/deficit	-£1,772	£68,611	£32,688	£152,717	£49,138	-£99,329

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The promotion of equality and diversity
The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: North Lanarkshire

Who it helps

Other defined groups

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
National Lottery Community Fund - N.L.W.A. Children's and Young Persons Service
£105,846	19/04/2021	The group will use the funding to continue their dedicated children and young person’s service supporting children and young people who have experienced the effects of domestic abuse. The project ....more The group will use the funding to continue their dedicated children and young person’s service supporting children and young people who have experienced the effects of domestic abuse. The project delivers high quality child centred 1-to-1 support group support and play therapy as well as a group work programme around domestic abuse and other identified themes.
Scottish Government - North Lanarkshire Women's Aid Ltd
£24,000	18/02/2021	Detailed description not provided.
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£5,609	01/04/2019	These women may have become very isolated as a result of their abuse. Domestic abuse can include:trapping women in their own home and preventing them from leaving; stopping them from working; giving ....more These women may have become very isolated as a result of their abuse. Domestic abuse can include:trapping women in their own home and preventing them from leaving; stopping them from working; giving them no access to money and stopping women from seeing family and friends. Added to this habit of being isolated, they have fled their home and are in a refuge and they may not feel safe if they go out. Many of these women have no opportunity to meet and talk to other women. We will evaluate by asking women what their situation is at the start of attending the groups and how they feel emotionally and how confident they feel. We will compare this to how they self report after attending a number of group sessions. We expect them to feel more confident and to feel more in control of their lives. in practical terms we would expect them to go out more and have more contact with new friends from the group or with people they already knew. We expect that by sharing their experience they will feel more empowered and will realise that other women are experiencing similar trauma and this will reduce their feelings of guilt and stigma.
Women's Fund for Scotland - Group Socialising for Women
£5,609	10/12/2018 11	to contribute towards running weekly craft sessions.
Robertson Trust - Running Costs
£58,500	11/09/2018	Running Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Lifeline 24/7
£7,300	31/07/2018 12	This project will use the funding to continue employing two staff for their Women's Aid out of hours telephone service.
National Lottery Community Fund - N.L.W.A. Children and Young Persons Service
£125,583	28/11/2017 36	This grant will be used to develop a dedicated children and young person’s service supporting children and young people who have experienced the effects of domestic abuse. The project will deliver ....more This grant will be used to develop a dedicated children and young person’s service supporting children and young people who have experienced the effects of domestic abuse. The project will deliver high quality child centred 1-to-1 sessions, group support and play therapy as well as providing a group work programme around domestic abuse and other identified themes. This will help the children and young people cope with the effects of trauma whilst providing an increased sense of confidence and self-esteem.

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How is it governed?

Directors (6)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 33-69

ALEXANDER, Ruth Margaret
Appointed: 2008
Occupation: None

CAMPBELL, Maureen
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Retired

FINNIE, Sinead Corcoran
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Project Manager

MCKIE, Irene
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Chief Executive Strathcarron Hospice

MURRAY, Anne Elizabeth
Appointed: 2005
Occupation: Bank Manager

SPEIRS, Arlene Fiona
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Solicitor

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 11/11/1991, number: SC019173
Registered at Companies House on 11/11/1991, number: SC134961

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

Muirfield Centre, 1a South Muirhead Road, Cumbernauld, G67 1AX

Objectives

To provide relief to women, children and young people, who have suffered or are still experiencing domestic abuse so they can be active citizens who are achieving, resilient, respected, responsible and included by: 4.1.1 Providing safe, temporary accommodation away from abusers. 4.1.2 Offering time, safe space and information for women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse. 4.1.3 Providing safe, temporary accommodation away from abusers. 4.1.4 Offering time, safe space and information for women, children and young people who are experiencing domestic abuse. 4.1.5 Offering a range of services within the community to meet individual needs. 4.1.6 Providing structured supportive opportunities to allow women, children and young people to make choices for their future. 4.1.7 Liaising with other services on behalf of the women, children and young people who are or have experience of domestic abuse. 4.1.8 Giving support and information on access to other services. 4.1.9 Advocating for women, children and young people affected by domestic abuse within legal and other protection services. 4.2 To promote equality and diversity by: 4.2.1 Upholding and promoting the rights of all women, children and young people who are or have experienced domestic abuse in the belief that violence against women, is symptomatic of wider structural inequalities in society. 4.2.2 Educating the public, awareness raising and training the media, education, police, NHS and other agencies about the dynamics of domestic abuse. 4.2.3 Encouraging research into the causes, prevention, long-term impact and relief of victims of domestic abuse. 4.2.4 Providing opportunities for women, children and young people to shape the development of services, policy and practice.

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