Overall GiG Score: -3 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2

    ENABLE STORNOWAY & DISTRICT BRANCH 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Established: 31 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    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 £13,475 £11,077 £35,213 £28,207 £2,238 £17,904
    Total spending £15,041 £12,596 £37,290 £5,260 £9,152 £10,791
    Surplus/deficit -£1,566 -£1,519 -£2,077 £22,947 -£6,914 £7,113
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    Purposes
    • Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
    Where it operates
    • Western Isles

    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
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Enable Stornoway and District branch
    £19,285 15/11/2019
    We want to take adults with learning disabilities and their carers on the trip of a lifetime.
    Robertson Trust - Running Costs
    £3,000 21/11/2018
    Running Costs
    National Lottery Community Fund - Stornoway Enable Respite Break
    £10,000 16/01/2013
    12
    This group supports adults with learning disabilities. The funding will be used to take members and their carers on a trip to the mainland.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 04/12/1992, number: SC020816
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    91a Bakers Road, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, HS2 0EA

    Objectives

    The association is established for the following charitable objects only. to promote the welfare of children and adults with a learning disability within the Stornoway & District geographical area including the meeting of thier needs and the development of their capabilities al in furtherance of the ovjectives of Enable Scotland.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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