Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

MORAY REACH OUT 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
Established: 28 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 £406,035 £409,597 £411,665 £159,833 £424,405 £460,631
Donations & Legacies £35,445 £15,715 £223,571 £312,001 £159,425
Other Income £3,000 £4,001 £4,578 £4,986
Investment Income
Total income £444,480 £428,312 £641,469 £476,704 £596,008 £596,355
Charitable activities spending £406,091 £402,652 £490,875 £394,852 £480,919 £575,761
Fundraising costs
Other spending £2,366 £1,853
Total spending £408,457 £404,505 £490,875 £394,852 £480,919 £575,761
Surplus/deficit £36,023 £23,807 £150,594 £81,852 £115,089 £20,594
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Moray
Who it helps
  • 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
National Lottery Community Fund - MRO Garden Project
£10,000 24/05/2023
This group will use the funding to develop the wild land on their premises into an accessible garden area for use by individuals accessing their services and community groups in Buckie.
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative hands - healthy minds
£94,490 17/02/2022
This project is a development of their current project in Buckie Moray. The organisation will increase the capacity of their ongoing MRO Art Yarn and MRO Upcycling (wood) projects with two new ....more
Scottish Government - Moray Reach Out
£50,325 09/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Robertson Trust - Building refurbishment costs
£23,000 12/03/2019
Building refurbishment costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Moray Reach Out
£123,253 20/02/2019
38
This community led project will use the funding to move into a new premises in central Buckie and to refurbishing the building. They will also engage a Training and Support worker to work with ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 32-75
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 12/04/1996, number: SC024726
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/07/2001, number: SC221205
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

23 East Church Street, Buckie, Moray, AB56 1ET

Objectives

7.1 The Company has been formed to benefit the community of Moray (as defined by electoral wards, Speyside Glenlivet, Keith and Cullen, Buckie, Fochabers Lhanbryde, Heldon and Laich, Elgin City North, Elgin City South, and Forres (“the Community”) with the Purposes listed in the sub-articles hereto (“the Objects”), to be exercised following the principles of sustainable development, namely: 7.1.1 To promote the benefit of adults with learning disabilities, mental health conditions and other vulnerable adults, including those experiencing or at risk of experiencing social isolation, in a common effort to relieve poverty, relieve the needs and advance the education of all such persons so that they can achieve their full potential and to enable them to participate in discussions where they can express their thoughts, feelings, preferences and ideas. In advancement of the purposes, the organisation seeks to provide the following activities: 7.1.1.1 To assist in identifying further needs and issues of adults with learning disabilities mental health conditions and other vulnerable adults by setting up projects, activities, groups which complement existing services and enables them to take up an active role in the community and achieve independent living. 7.1.1.1 To provide a forum for adults with learning disabilities mental health conditions and other vulnerable adults and their representatives, parents and carers to provide support and advice on issues such as integration, housing, education, welfare, health, social issues, training and employment. 7.1.2 To advance environmental protection or improvement by developing projects involving people with learning disabilities mental health conditions and other vulnerable adults in the collection, treatment and recycling of waste products including research, education and dissemination of information for the purpose of encouraging the use of more sustainable waste management practices.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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