Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 3

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

BUDDIES CLUB & SERVICES (GLASGOW WEST) LTD

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several 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

Established: 28 years

www.buddiesglasgow.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	£514,198	£637,607	£697,697	£827,739		£855,924
Donations & Legacies	£13,428	£5,204	£1,830	£13,389
Other Income				£629
Investment Income	£518					£292
Total income	£546,535	£658,358	£709,680	£850,525	£805,421	£864,988
Charitable activities spending	£542,884	£624,446	£682,631	£666,495		£842,521
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending	£542,884	£624,446	£682,631	£666,495	£820,398	£842,521
Surplus/deficit	£3,651	£33,912	£27,049	£184,030	-£14,977	£22,467

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Glasgow City

Who it helps

Children or young people
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Buddies Clubs and Services
£1,020	21/10/2023	We would like to raise funds to help support children and young people who have little funding to attend our services. This will help us combat financial and emotional poverty.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Buddies Clubs and Services
£1,011	22/10/2022	We would like to train one of our staff to drive our variety sunshine coach. This person will be responsible for the safe transport of our children/young people to and from our centre and on outings.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Buddies Clubs and Services
£880	23/10/2021	We would like to raise funds to buy new computing resources for our children and young people, all of whom have complex needs.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Buddies Clubs and Services (Glasgow West) Limited
£3,000	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - The grant will fund a range of materials and equipment to adapt services and deliver fun activities while observing social distancing for 42 disabled children and young people isolated by ....more COVID19 - The grant will fund a range of materials and equipment to adapt services and deliver fun activities while observing social distancing for 42 disabled children and young people isolated by Covid. They will have fun and feel more physically well.
Glasgow City Council - Buddies Clubs and Services
£102,300	15/03/2019	Provision of childcare and support for people who are affected by disability.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Buddies Clubs and Services (Glasgow west Ltd).
£3,100	19/11/2018	We would like to continue offering trips and outings throughout the year to all the children and young adults who use our various services.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Buddies Clubs and Services (Glasgow West) Limited
£90,497	23/10/2018 36	This project will run after school club, Sunday club, youth clubs and holiday activities for young people aged 0-18 with a variety of complex disabilities. They will have fun, make friends and ....more This project will run after school club, Sunday club, youth clubs and holiday activities for young people aged 0-18 with a variety of complex disabilities. They will have fun, make friends and develop essential skills.
Glasgow City Council - Buddies Clubs and Services
£102,300	07/06/2018	Provision of childcare and support for people who are affected by disability.
Robertson Trust - The New Variety Coach
£7,000	25/07/2017	The New Variety Coach
Robertson Trust - The salary of the Service Manager
£54,000	21/03/2017	The salary of the Service Manager
True Colours Trust - minibus
£5,000	16/12/2015	minibus

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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 14/02/1996, number: SC024503
Registered at Companies House

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Southbrae Centre, 190 Southbrae Drive, Glasgow, G13 1TX

Objectives

The Charitable purposes for which the Company is established are the advancement of education and the relief of the needs of children, young persons, adults and families who are affected by disability by: (a) the relief of the needs of children, young persons (aged 5 to 19 years), adults (over 19 years) and families who, affected by disability, have special educational needs. (b) bringing those with disabilities together with their able bodied counterparts for safe, stimulating and supervised play and general social interaction to develop their own capacities, abilities and skills. (c) assisting children, young persons and adults through the provision of leisure time activities. providing a centre for classes, meetings, games and other forms of leisure time occupation. and (d) providing counselling, specialist treatment and rehabilitation of children, young persons and adults and their families. (e) the provision of mainstream nursery services and qualified nursery staff for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years.

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