Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 9

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs high: -3
No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 10

REVIVE MS SUPPORT

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Established: 30 years

www.revivemssupport.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
Charitable activities	£556,527	£438,325	£432,552	£417,258	£441,651	£379,902
Donations & Legacies	£93,314	£79,880	£112,902	£86,767	£107,940	£109,516
Other Income		£102,755		£299,123
Investment Income
Total income	£810,507	£644,822	£714,972	£857,842	£616,021	£589,447
Charitable activities spending	£652,680	£654,551	£639,706	£551,416	£488,941	£640,235
Fundraising costs	17%	24%	21%	12%	18%	27%
Other spending
Total spending	£789,314	£781,956	£787,132	£617,302	£602,187	£802,016
Surplus/deficit	£21,193	-£137,134	-£72,160	£240,540	£13,834	-£212,569

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

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: Glasgow City

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

People with disabilities or health problems

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Scottish Government	£61,262
Henry Smith Charity	£60,000
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust	£35,000
Crowdfunder	£2,960

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£2,960	05/05/2022	Covid response
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Revive MS Support
£60,000	02/11/2021 36	towards three years' running costs of the 'MySurvival' project, providing support for people coping with traumatic fall-out from sudden MS attacks or other, drastic, MS-mediated health changes across ....more towards three years' running costs of the 'MySurvival' project, providing support for people coping with traumatic fall-out from sudden MS attacks or other, drastic, MS-mediated health changes across Scotland.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Digital Access to Specialist Support for People with MS Nationwide
£35,000	26/05/2021	Co-funding towards the nationwide roll-out of a proven, multi-stakeholder, digital-technology driven model of preventative, rehabilitative and palliative care and support for people with Multiple ....more Co-funding towards the nationwide roll-out of a proven, multi-stakeholder, digital-technology driven model of preventative, rehabilitative and palliative care and support for people with Multiple Sclerosis. This will establish more-equitable, permanent, access to high-quality MS care, targeting those with chronic symptoms who are 'off-the-radar', due to location, poverty or other disadvantage.
Scottish Government - Revive MS Support
£25,000	16/12/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Revive MS Support
£36,262	21/05/2020	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - A Collaborative Response to Isolation and Suffering for People with MS
£118,819	12/12/2018 24	This group will use the funding to improve their outreach work to benefit the most isolated and unsupported sufferers of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The group will also implement the Access to Revive MS ....more This group will use the funding to improve their outreach work to benefit the most isolated and unsupported sufferers of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The group will also implement the Access to Revive MS Support programme, which is a remote consultation service that they have recently piloted.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Contribution to Core Costs
£30,000	29/11/2017	Allocating staff resources appropriately to ensure the best way to deliver the developments and progress that is needed for the next 3 years.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Revive MS Support - The Next Step
£16,000	25/05/2016	Additional funding to cover the shortfall in fit out costs for a new Therapy and Support Centre. This will enable us to meet an increase in client numbers, client expectations and service delivery ....more Additional funding to cover the shortfall in fit out costs for a new Therapy and Support Centre. This will enable us to meet an increase in client numbers, client expectations and service delivery and provide potential for further anticipated growth in demand.
Robertson Trust - Relocation of Therapy Centre
£120,000	29/02/2016	Relocation of Therapy Centre
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Revive MS SUpport
£45,000	24/02/2016	Purchase and refurbishment of a building in Glasgow
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Revive MS Support - The Next Step
£30,000	25/11/2015	A Capital Appeal to buy and fit out a new Therapy and Support Centre. New, larger premises with a customised more modern fit out will enable them to meet an increase in client numbers, client ....more A Capital Appeal to buy and fit out a new Therapy and Support Centre. New, larger premises with a customised more modern fit out will enable them to meet an increase in client numbers, client expectations and service delivery and provide potential for further anticipated growth in demand.
Robertson Trust - the Outreach Service
£60,000	30/06/2015	the Outreach Service
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Stop Gap Funding - Outreach Coordinator
£5,450	27/05/2015	This application is a request for continuation funding for the post of outreach coordinator at Revive MS Support, for over a three month period to give us additional time to source monies to secure ....more This application is a request for continuation funding for the post of outreach coordinator at Revive MS Support, for over a three month period to give us additional time to source monies to secure the post for the foreseeable future.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Revive MS Support
£50,000	12/03/2015 12	towards the costs of purchasing a building to be used as a therapy and administration centre supporting people across Scotland with Multiple Sclerosis

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How is it governed?

Directors (6)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 37-71

CUNNINGHAM, Michael
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Accountant

MCGEE, Catherine
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Speech And Language Therapist

MCTIGHE, Kirsten Ann
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Trust Fundraiser

RUSSELL, Alan John
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Retired

SOMMERVILLE, Niall
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Public Affairs Manager

SYMINGTON, Catherine Barclay
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Occupational Therapist

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 28/07/1994, number: SC022886
Registered at Companies House on 28/07/1994, number: SC152198

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Moorpark Court, 29 Dava Street, Glasgow, G51 2JA

Objectives

Not Specified.

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