Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

    FIBROMYALGIA FRIENDS SCOTLAND 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
    • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/16 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £6,851 £5,822 £766 £999 £401 £130 £156
    Total spending £4,415 £2,587 £2,464 £3,505 £2,575 £1,303 £783
    Surplus/deficit £2,436 £3,235 -£1,698 -£2,506 -£2,174 -£1,173 -£627
    Established: 28 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Other specialist outpatient services
    Purposes
    • The advancement of health
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    • Other defined groups

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 09/08/1996, number: SC025268
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR20: 8 days late, AR19: 64 days late, AR18: 312 days late,
    Main office

    c/o The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland, Venlaw Building, 349 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4AA

    Objectives

    The objects ofFibromyalgia 'Friends' are to relieve the suffering of people with Fibromyalgia inthe community through the provision ofhelp, information, advice and support the advancement ofeducation and public awareness among the public on the severity and widespread nature of this illness

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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