Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    TAYSIDE RE-USERS  

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
    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 £1,791 £3,800 £6,000 £765 £1,200
    Donations & Legacies £18,742 £24,641 £238 £117,578 £30,345
    Other Income £3,634
    Investment Income £141 £199 £267 £248 £243
    Total income £302,729 £302,750 £315,344 £262,027 £429,613 £409,906
    Charitable activities spending £296,811 £237,537 £298,724 £263,839 £298,921
    Fundraising costs 83% 22%
    Other spending £72,212
    Total spending £296,811 £309,749 £298,724 £263,839 £357,151 £387,758
    Surplus/deficit £5,918 -£6,999 £16,620 -£1,812 £72,462 £22,148
    Established: 33 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
    Where it operates
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Dundee City
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who supports 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
    National Lottery Community Fund - Reuse Delivery
    £10,000 30/08/2022
    This group will hire an extra staff member to enable them to double the support and help they offer to the Dundee and Tayside communities by collecting and delivering furniture and electrical items ....more
    Scottish Government - Tayside Re-Users
    £30,694 22/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Dundee ReUse Hub
    £10,000 22/07/2015
    12
    Dundee ReUse Hub
    Foundation Scotland - Trash Treasures - Tayside Re-Users Up-cycling Project
    £42,085 20/08/2014
    7
    Tayside Re-users promote re-use and recycling and provides employment and volunteering opportunities as a route back into employment. The Enterprise Ready Fund will be used to expand its services to ....more

    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 01/01/1992, number: SC023578
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 30 July 2013 as a result of the comversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC157467, company name: Tayside Foundation For The Conservation Of Resources).
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , DD1 5AN

    Objectives

    4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To advance environmental protection and improvement by promoting waste reduction through reuse and recycling. 4.2 To provide relief of unemployment by creating opportunities to build skills in waste. reduction and provide volunteering placements. 4.3 To promote education and awareness by encouraging and demonstrating the sustainable use of resources.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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