Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -2

BASICS TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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	£32,630	£22,395	£32,349	£43,836	£39,998	£37,651
Total spending	£41,557	£38,461	£38,879	£31,475	£38,310	£38,737
Surplus/deficit	-£8,927	-£16,066	-£6,530	£12,361	£1,688	-£1,086

Established: 27 years

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of religion
The advancement of citizenship or community development

Where it operates

West Lothian

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports 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
Foundation Scotland - BUSY Project Drop-In Youthwork
£1,000	15/04/2015 12	To fund weekly events, three special outings over school holidays, and a series of 10 workshops forming a young leaders development programme.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Basics Trust
£1,000	18/03/2015 11	to cover the costs of delivering sessions for the Activity Group for young people including cooking, crafts, outings, discussions and role play.
Robertson Trust - the Youth Worker
£18,000	28/02/2015	the Youth Worker
Foundation Scotland - The BUSY Project: Seasons For Growth & The Listening Service
£2,000	26/01/2015 11	to contribute towards running 2 bereavement programmes and providing 12 months of the 1:1 listening service.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Basics Trust
£3,348	26/03/2014	To contribute to costs of running three activity groups for local young people.

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 13/05/1997, number: SC026791

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

, EH28 8JS

Objectives

a) the advancement of the Christian Religion in Scotland. b) to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Uphall and Broxburn and their environs, by providing, or assisting in the provision of, facilities (specifically premises equally accessible to all people irrespective of sex, sexuality, disability, language, political or religious persuasion, criminal antecedents or any other possibly distinguishing feature, in which a caring environment is created and made available) in the interests of social welare for recreation and other leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants..! c) to advance the education of young people under the age of twenty one years in Uphall and Broxburn and their environs ('Young People'), particularly those alienated from established statutory other voluntary organisations, with particular emphasis on the prevention of crime and anti-social behaviour by, such Young People. d) to provide or assist in the provision of recreational facilities for Young People in the interests of social welfare so as to improve their conditions of life and to assist in developing their physical, mental and spiritual capacities so that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and e) such other purpose as the Trustees shall decide, provided always that that purpose shall remain a recognised charitable purpose.

Data Sources