Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 16

ANGUS INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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: 23 years

www.angusindadvocacy.org

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	£207,824	£187,078	£255,909	£306,004		£305,875
Donations & Legacies	£89,565	£82,574	£79,027	£109,717		£146,438
Other Income
Investment Income	£28	£114	£208	£39		£766
Total income	£303,057	£274,849	£336,747	£415,760	£411,558	£453,079
Charitable activities spending	£289,232	£281,240	£296,750	£328,617		£469,782
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending	£289,232	£281,240	£296,750	£328,617	£432,314	£469,782
Surplus/deficit	£13,825	-£6,391	£39,997	£87,143	-£20,756	-£16,703

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
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: Angus

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Citizen Advocacy Project
£129,746	03/08/2022	This organisation will continue to run its existing Citizen Advocacy project in Angus. This project works with older people and adults over 26 years who are at risk of being unable to safeguard their ....more This organisation will continue to run its existing Citizen Advocacy project in Angus. This project works with older people and adults over 26 years who are at risk of being unable to safeguard their rights who have mental ill health a learning disability dementia or a need for advocacy.
Robertson Trust - The Citizen Advocacy Project (Children & Young People)
£19,000	30/07/2018	The Citizen Advocacy Project (Children & Young People)
National Lottery Community Fund - Citizen Advocacy Project
£301,296	12/04/2017 59	This grant will be used to continue and develop the organisation's existing Citizen Advocacy project in Angus. This project works with older people and adults over 26 who are at risk of being unable ....more This grant will be used to continue and develop the organisation's existing Citizen Advocacy project in Angus. This project works with older people and adults over 26 who are at risk of being unable to safeguard their rights because of mental ill health, a learning disability, dementia or an acquired brain injury. A development worker and senior development worker will work across Angus to identify isolated and vulnerable people who would benefit from the project, and volunteers to become citizen advocates.
Corra Foundation - HDA-17/6
£5,000	02/02/2017	towards the salary of the Citizen Advocacy Manager
National Lottery Community Fund - Older People's Project
£272,883	18/04/2012 60	The project aims to support older people in Angus helping them to remain independent. It will do this by providing support from trained citizen advocates to increase older people's social networks ....more The project aims to support older people in Angus helping them to remain independent. It will do this by providing support from trained citizen advocates to increase older people's social networks and access to services. The citizen advocates will also explore options to allow the person to remain at home for longer and enjoy an independent life. The grant will pay for the salaries, overheads, travel costs, subsistence costs, events, training, evaluation costs, office equipment and a portable loop system.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Directors: 29-75

ARNOT, Fiona
Appointed: 2015
Occupation: Counsellor

GRANT, John
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Retired

HENDERSON, James
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Retired

MCLNEARNEY, Kate Rosanna
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Social Worker

ROSS, Robin
Appointed: 2014
Occupation: Unemployed

SHEPHERD, William
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Lecturer

STEWART, Sandra Wylie
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 20/06/2001, number: SC025687
Registered at Companies House on 20/06/2001, number: SC220447

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

69 High Street, Arbroath, Angus, DD11 1AN

Objectives

The Objects of the Charity are the advancement of education, the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation, the relief of need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, in particular to: 3.1.1 provide advocacy support to local people. 3.1.2 support local people to understand and access their rights. 3.1.3 support local people to have their voice heard and taken into account. 3.1.4 support local people to access appropriate services. 3.1.5 raise awareness of the resource to help people be better informed about advocacy and their rights. 3.1.6 seek local people to become volunteers (Citizen Advocates). 3.1.7 through awareness raising seek local people who would want and benefit from advocacy support. 3.1.8 develop the advocacy resource based on identified gaps of advocacy provision (i.e horizon planning). 3.1.9 develop the advocacy resource based on the feedback/influence of people with lived experience.

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