Overall GiG Score: 18 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

APEX SCOTLAND 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 29 years
(33 years as a company)
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 £1,872,927 £2,191,458 £2,287,971 £2,508,985 £2,712,942
Donations & Legacies £454,770 £468,216 £534,188 £521,415
Other Income £219,904
Investment Income £232 £537 £496 £236 £3,129
Total income £2,427,107 £2,826,386 £3,118,122 £3,630,683 £3,686,827 £3,685,552
Charitable activities spending £2,384,561 £2,572,062 £2,706,739 £2,627,831 £3,017,650
Fundraising costs 10% 10% 14% 16% 17% 15%
Other spending
Total spending £2,627,559 £2,867,791 £3,130,627 £3,168,152 £3,440,719 £3,562,088
Surplus/deficit -£200,452 -£41,405 -£12,505 £462,531 £246,108 £123,464
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Other defined groups
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

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
The Trussell Trust£216,304
Scottish Government£113,380
Robertson Trust£25,000
Foundation Scotland£200
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Dumfriesshire Foodbank
£5,015 06/04/2023
Emergency Support Grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Wigtownshire Foodbank
£3,000 06/04/2023
Emergency Support Grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Dumfriesshire Foodbank
£5,000 12/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Wigtownshire Foodbank
£5,000 11/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Dumfriesshire Foodbank
£115,148 06/06/2022
0.4 FTE (up to 0.6 FTE in Y2 and Y3) CA adviser, 0.2 FTE (up to 0.3 FTE in Y2 and Y3) in-house support worker
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Wigtownshire Foodbank
£34,845 15/12/2021
24
Food Bank Coordinator 14 hpw - 2 years
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Apex Scotland
£200 22/03/2021
Anonymous donation
Scottish Government - Apex Scotland
£39,084 12/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Apex Scotland
£74,296 07/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Dumfriesshire Foodbank
£5,000 03/04/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Wigtownshire Foodbank
£2,500 03/04/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs
Robertson Trust - the Project Coordinator’s salary for the Wigtownshire Starter Packs and Foodbank Project
£25,000 29/04/2019
the Project Coordinator’s salary for the Wigtownshire Starter Packs and Foodbank Project
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Dumfriesshire Foodbank
£40,795 01/04/2019
36
new p/t food bank manager position
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Dumfriesshire Foodbank
£40,795 26/03/2019
36
new p/t food bank manager position
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Dumfriesshire Foodbank
£40,795 26/03/2019
Full time Co-ordinator
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Wigtownshire Foodbank
£42,699 04/02/2019
36
Additional hours for Foodbank Manager
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Wigtownshire Foodbank
£42,699 12/12/2018
Foodbank manager hours
Robertson Trust - the Project Coordinator’s salary for the Wigtownshire Starter Packs and Foodbank Project
£25,000 31/01/2017
the Project Coordinator’s salary for the Wigtownshire Starter Packs and Foodbank Project
Robertson Trust - the Project Coordinator’s salary for the Wigtownshire Starter Packs and Foodbank Project
£12,500 31/08/2015
the Project Coordinator’s salary for the Wigtownshire Starter Packs and Foodbank Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Inclusion Plus
£370,400 09/10/2013
23
Inclusion Plus
National Lottery Community Fund - U Turn
£550,736 14/08/2013
48
This project aims to support adults, who have been involved in or at risk of becoming involved in the criminal justice system to, overcome multiple barriers, and access volunteering and employment ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Moving In
£96,105 25/06/2013
28
Funded through Support and Connect this group will create a new foodbank in Stranraer in order to provide food to 300 local people in Wigtownshire on low incomes who are experiencing hardship. The ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 38-71
  • WILSON, Adam
    Appointed: 2022
    Occupation: Senior Finance Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 12/07/1995, number: SC023879
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/07/1990, number: SC126427
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

9 Great Stuart Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7TP

Objectives

4.1. To relieve the poverty of Offenders and those at risk of becoming Offenders and their wives, children and dependents who are in need. and 4.2. To advance the education, training and employment prospects of Offenders, those as risk of becoming Offenders and ex-Offenders and to advance public education in all matters relating to Offenders, those at risk of becoming Offenders and ex-Offenders.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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