Overall GiG Score: 20 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

MID ARGYLL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 30 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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 £56,378
Donations & Legacies £226,387
Other Income £22,065 £123,752
Investment Income £6 £292
Total income £308,724 £177,162 £196,712 £242,995 £246,644 £361,278
Charitable activities spending £162,148 £298,302
Fundraising costs 1% 1%
Other spending £2,849 £1,595
Total spending £166,803 £195,151 £188,154 £199,841 £230,973 £301,954
Surplus/deficit £141,921 -£17,989 £8,558 £43,154 £15,671 £59,324
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • People with disabilities or health problems
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Argyll And Bute

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
Foundation Scotland£67,368
BBC Children in Need£30,320
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Corra Foundation£26,864
Scottish Government£17,701
Co-Operative Group£9,091
National Lottery Community Fund£7,125
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - MAYDS core
£30,000 04/04/2023
Funds towards core running and support costs for three years that will enable MAYDS to focus fundraising efforts and resources to delivering projects and opportunities for the benefit of young people ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£15,000 30/09/2022
Weston Youth Grant
Foundation Scotland - MAYDS Upgrade
£11,560 31/03/2022
To assist with the internal upgrade of the MAYDS youth services centre, benefiting service users and community groups in the area.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£15,000 29/10/2021
Weston Youth Grant
Co-Operative Group - Grant to MAYDS
£9,091 23/10/2021
Now that MAYDS has purchased and owns the building from which we run our services, we would really like to upgrade the facilities and redecorate.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mid Argyll Youth Development Services
£4,104 10/08/2021
To fund the cost of sessional staff to continue to run its Just About Music
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Mid Argyll Youth Development Services (MAYDS)
£27,695 30/07/2021
Young people with mental health issues from across Mid-Argyll will have access to drop in wellbeing support, one to one counselling and family therapy sessions. They will manage their feelings ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mid Argyll Youth Development Services
£4,604 08/03/2021
To enable them to them to return to services following relaxation of current restriction, enabling staff to access training; purchase resources for staff, develop outdoor space and increase ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mid Argyll Youth Development Services
£2,375 21/08/2020
To provide social outlets and respite for children and young people with additional support needs, expanding the provision to meet increased demand.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mid Argyll Youth Development Services
£4,845 18/06/2020
to contribute towards the cost of hiring a specialist young person?s counsellor, a youth worker, core costs and admin/management costs.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Mid Argyll Youth Development Services (MAYDS)
£2,625 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund additional counsellor training and hours for 35 children and young people isolated at home due to Covid-19 including young carers, young parents and those with ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,625 22/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Scottish Government - Mid Argyll Youth Development Services (MAYDS)
£17,701 21/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Involve Me 2
£7,125 16/04/2020
12
This group will use the funding to deliver a weekly youth club for children and young people with complex additional support needs. The club will provide access to social activities that would not ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mid Argyll Youth Development Services
£9,880 13/02/2020
To provide the second half of funds needed to remove an asbestos building and provide an outdoor space for service and community users.
Corra Foundation - PDI-19/574
£26,864 12/09/2019
This proposal is requesting funding for the Street MAYDS project. This aim of this project is to support young people to be better equipped to make more positive choices for themselves and ....more
Robertson Trust - The salary costs of the Senior Support/Administration Worker
£42,000 04/12/2018
The salary costs of the Senior Support/Administration Worker
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 29/11/2018
Mid Argyll Youth Development Services (MAYDS)
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Mid Argyll Youth Development Services (MAYDS)
£27,384 08/05/2018
36
135 young people with mental health issues from across Mid-Argyll will have access to drop in wellbeing support and one to one counselling sessions. They will manage their feelings better, have more ....more
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/140
£3,441 29/03/2018
For the costs of sessional workers for the Caring Families project, supporting young carers and young parents.
National Lottery Community Fund - Creating a drama
£9,769 26/02/2018
12
This group will start a drama group for children of primary school age living in the rural Argyll area. The drama group will be held in Lochgilphead and the group will provide transport for those who ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mid Argyll Youth Development Services
£6,411 04/08/2017
Help us improve life skills and opportunities for local young people through specialist football coaching.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Mid Argyll Youth Project
£20,000 09/11/2016
24
over two years as continuation funding towards core running costs at this youth project in a remote part of Argyll, Scotland
Corra Foundation - HDA-16/152
£4,000 07/04/2016
towards the running costs of the Young Parents Support Group
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Mid Argyll Youth Development Services
£85,500 03/12/2015
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the Services Manager at an organisation providing support and activities for young people in Argyll and Bute
Tudor Trust - Grant to Mid Argyll Youth Project
£37,000 04/09/2013
36
over three years as continuation funding towards core running costs at this youth project based in a remote part of Argyll, Scotland
National Lottery Community Fund - 6 to 8's In Action!!
£10,000 12/12/2012
12
This group will run a new program of activities for families with children aged 6-8. Sporting activities and healthy eating workshops will be put on. Families participating will be sign posted to the ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Mid Argyll Youth Development Services
£78,000 05/12/2012
36
towards three years’ salary of a Services Manager for an organisation providing support and activities for disadvantaged young people in Argyll and Bute
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How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 41-71
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 29/08/1994, number: SC022931
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/04/2011, number: SC396832
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

50a Union Street, Lochgilphead, PA31 8JS

Objectives

(1) To advance the development and provision of services for the benefit of young people in Mid Argyll and the public in general following principles of sustainable development (2) the advancement of education (3) the advancement of health (4) the advancement of citizenship or community development (5) the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science (6) the advancement of public participation in sport (7) the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended following principles of sustainable development (8) any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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