Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    CAPS INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    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 £401,947 £407,323 £416,174 £489,794 £825,864
    Donations & Legacies £14,000 £14,020 £14,837 £22,800 £14,000
    Other Income £100 £812 £70
    Investment Income £864 £379 £998
    Total income £415,947 £421,343 £431,975 £513,785 £667,279 £840,932
    Charitable activities spending £429,721 £417,406 £387,397 £437,078 £724,534
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending
    Total spending £429,721 £417,406 £387,397 £437,078 £644,549 £724,534
    Surplus/deficit -£13,774 £3,937 £44,578 £76,707 £22,730 £116,398
    Established: 31 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Services for people with disabilities
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
    Where it operates
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: East Lothian
    Who it helps
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    • Other defined groups

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 20/08/1993, number: SC021772
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 10 February 2016 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC021772 - Consultation Advocacy Promotion Service, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 20 August 1993.
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , EH21 7PQ

    Objectives

    4. The organisation's purposes are to advance and promote human rights. facilitate community development and educate people about mental health issues through the provision of: i. independent collective advocacy to people who are experiencing, or have experienced mental health issues or disadvantage. ii. independent individual advocacy to people experiencing disadvantage and who need help to express their views and wishes. iii. education and information sessions informed and led by people with experience of mental health issues.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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