Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

    MID AND EAST LOTHIAN DRUGS SCIO 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • 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 £336,153 £412,008 £421,591 £468,041
    Donations & Legacies £2,550 £1,592 £3,500 £350 £499,216
    Other Income
    Investment Income
    Total income £338,703 £413,600 £425,091 £468,391 £494,484 £499,216
    Charitable activities spending £351,010 £413,693 £415,243 £481,740 £515,970
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending
    Total spending £351,010 £413,693 £415,243 £481,740 £423,348 £515,970
    Surplus/deficit -£12,307 -£93 £9,848 -£13,349 £71,136 -£16,754
    Established: 30 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Other specialist outpatient services
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Midlothian
    Who it helps
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    • 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
    Corra Foundation - Challenge_Fund-19/941
    £34,000 30/03/2020
    To conduct research involving stimulant users to discover what would increase engagement and support them to remain in service until they have attained their stated recovery goals.

    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 15/04/1994, number: SC022494
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 15th March 2016 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Mid & East Lothian Drugs Project - MELD (SC022494), which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 15th April 1994.
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    The Esk Centre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, EH21 6AB

    Objectives

    4.1 The advancement of education. 4.2 The advancement of health. 4.3 The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 4.4 The provision of therapeutic, recreational and social activities, for those in Recovery, their families and their friends

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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