Overall GiG Score: 1 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +6

    DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY BEFRIENDING PROJECT 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • 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:

    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Established: 28 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £189,641 £185,990 £226,504 £231,252 £175,505 £174,847
    Total spending £180,026 £185,544 £196,624 £146,482 £182,657 £240,043
    Surplus/deficit £9,615 £446 £29,880 £84,770 -£7,152 -£65,196
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • 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: Dumfries And Galloway
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    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
    BBC Children in Need£30,500
    Foundation Scotland£16,313
    Corra Foundation£4,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Foundation Scotland - Staff Costs
    £16,313 02/02/2023
    To contribute towards the salary costs of a full-time befriending co-ordinator to support befriends and disadvantaged young people living in the Annandale and Nithsdale area for 12 months.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Dumfries & Galloway Befriending Project (DGBP)
    £30,500 31/01/2022
    A befriending service for vulnerable children and young people from across Dumfries and Galloway. Individual support and group activities will increase their confidence and self-esteem, improve ....more
    Corra Foundation - HDG-19/498
    £4,000 01/06/2019
    Towards volunteers expenses and activity costs for an additional 12 months.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Dumfries & Galloway Befriending Project (DGBP)
    £90,000 27/06/2018
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    180 vulnerable children and young people from across Dumfries and Galloway will be supported by a befriending service which will increase their confidence and self-esteem, improve their communication ....more
    Corra Foundation - HDA-18/97
    £4,000 29/03/2018
    Towards the volunteers expenses and activity costs.
    Robertson Trust - The running costs of the D&G Befriending Project
    £30,000 25/07/2017
    The running costs of the D&G Befriending Project
    Corra Foundation - HDA-17/95
    £5,000 30/03/2017
    towards volunteer expenses and travel costs.
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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 25/03/1996, number: SC024562
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 07 February 2014 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC024562 Dumfries and Galloway Befriending Project, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 25 March 1996
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    19 Bank Street, Dumfries, DG1 2NX

    Objectives

    The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the purposes are: 1.1. to promote the welfare and relieve the distress of vulnerable young people. 1.2. to advance the education of disadvantaged young people. 1.3. to promote citizenship and understanding through volunteering.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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