Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

ELUTHERIA COMPANY LTD

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/04/17 30/04/18 30/04/19 30/04/20 30/04/21 30/04/22 30/04/23
Total income £85,121 £107,392 £119,429 £90,703 £90,620 £101,298 £109,333
Total spending £91,658 £108,129 £97,019 £104,008 £79,300 £111,170 £114,571
Surplus/deficit -£6,537 -£737 £22,410 -£13,305 £11,320 -£9,872 -£5,238
Established: 27 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Specialty hospitals (incl psychiatric and substance abuse)
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of religion
  • The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the promotion of religious or racial harmony','the promotion of equality and diversity','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • North Lanarkshire
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Foundation Scotland£5,800
BBC Children in Need£2,850
DCMS£2,850
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Well +
£4,800 03/11/2023
11
To fund a programme of healthy snacks and learning activities for children and young people to encourage them to make health eating and lifestyle choices.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
£1,000 10/11/2021
Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - The Safety Zone
£10,000 13/10/2021
The organisation will use the funding to replace an unreliable and obsolete boiler as well as replace the computers in their publicly accessible IT suite.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Elutheria The Safety Zone
£2,850 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - The grant will pay for technology and equipment to support a youth club to re-open to comply with social distancing restrictions as a result of Covid-19. This project will help vulnerable ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,850 01/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Safety Zone Community Centre
£1,000 29/03/2020
To assist the efforts of the Safety Zone in providing support to people in Bargeddie struggling with the impact of the coronavirus through the purchase of two laptops, food and household items and ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Elutheria Company Ltd
£4,175 19/11/2018
We want to introduce armchair aerobics equipment and exercise DVDs suitable for older people.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Elutheria The Safety Zone
£76,507 02/03/2018
36
220 children and young people from Bargeddie will access a weekly programme focussing on mental health and personal development via healthy eating, sport, games, music and workshops. It will improve ....more
Robertson Trust - The Safety Zone Project Manager's Salary
£36,000 30/04/2015
The Safety Zone Project Manager's Salary
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 60-76
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 27/05/1997, number: SC026602
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/04/1997, number: SC174907
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Safety Zone, Gairbraid Terrace, Bargeddie, G69 7SN

Objectives

To increase public knowledge of the extent of drug and alcohol abuse, its damaging effects on individuals, families, communities, society and economics. to provide a social centre for the provision of education in the field of drug and alcohol related problems and to work towards the establishment of a stable, caring and valued community.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving

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