Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 13
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Grant maker support: +13
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

PARKLEA ASSOCIATION BRANCHING OUT LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Established: 26 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/17 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £191,529 £227,558 £183,818 £207,562 £299,281
Donations & Legacies £18,544 £121,639 £164,946 £184,430 £262,745
Other Income £8,094 £3,755
Investment Income
Total income £298,397 £270,763 £401,762 £399,524 £474,385 £587,600 £636,220
Charitable activities spending £264,707 £335,675 £343,413 £355,948 £450,616
Fundraising costs 15% 19%
Other spending £43,784 £42,988 £52,996
Total spending £277,848 £304,730 £410,069 £387,197 £398,936 £456,685 £503,612
Surplus/deficit £20,549 -£33,967 -£8,307 £12,327 £75,449 £130,915 £132,608
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • 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
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Inverclyde
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£203,584
National Lottery Heritage Fund£49,816
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust£38,636
Scottish Government£36,872
The Clothworkers Foundation£28,500
Co-Operative Group£9,582
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Parklea Association Branching Out Ltd
£49,816 30/08/2023
Parklea - looking to the past, linking to the future.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Parklea Association Branching Out Ltd
£28,500 11/07/2023
Construction of a garden hub for a charity which works with people with disabilities in Inverclyde
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Parklea Branching Out
£2,380 22/10/2022
We support people with disabilities to access and experience inclusive cycling that is best suited to their needs and through this we'll help to improve mental and physical health and wellbeing.
Department for Work and Pensions - PARKLEA ASSOCIATION BRANCHING OUT
£1,085 01/04/2022
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - PARKLEA ASSOCIATION BRANCHING OUT
£1,085 01/04/2022
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Parklea Branching Out
£2,837 23/10/2021
It would help us deliver weekly social and therapeutic horticulture and creative workshops to young people and adults with additional support needs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing our Community through Social and Therapeutic Horticulture
£194,284 11/05/2021
This group work with people who have multiple learning disabilities and would like funding to support the development of their most vulnerable clients with severe/profound needs. Funding will pay for ....more
Scottish Government - Parklea Association Branching Out Ltd
£22,222 11/12/2020
Detailed description not provided.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Parklea Branching Out
£38,636 27/05/2020
PBO aims to empower individuals by increasing skills and confidence to support inclusion in the community to foster friendships and increase the range of opportunity, choice and quality of life for ....more
Scottish Government - Parklea Association Branching Out Ltd
£14,650 15/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Branching Out - Covid-19
£9,300 12/05/2020
2
This organisation would like funding to support the mental health and well being of their vulnerable clients and their families who in addition to their learning disability have different and complex ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Parklea Branching Out
£4,365 15/11/2019
We want to create a virtual garden to deliver digital inclusion, and improve the digital skills of people with additional support needs.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Parklea Branching Out (PBO)
£4,826 19/11/2018
Help us create a community garden so young people with complex needs can participate in gardening and related activities.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Parklea Association Branching Out Ltd
£28,875 08/05/2018
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Based in a community garden in Port Glasgow, this skills development project gives young people with additional support needs the opportunity to improve both digital and life skills, build ....more
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/148
£5,000 29/03/2018
Towards the salary of the full-time Service Manager.
National Lottery Community Fund - Parklead Facilities Feasibility Study
£8,250 26/03/2018
12
This group use horticulture to deliver training and supported employment to people with learning or physical disabilities from their Port Glasgow site. This project will enable the group to carry out ....more
Corra Foundation - HDA-17/141
£5,000 30/03/2017
towards the salary of the part-time Active Options Worker.
National Lottery Community Fund - Parklea Ready to Grow - Organisational Review
£10,000 26/10/2016
12
This group provide services to people with learning disabilities in Inverclyde by offering horticultural therapy and community based programmes. The group will commission consultants to carry out an ....more
Corra Foundation - HDA-16/191
£5,500 07/04/2016
towards delivery of the Active Options Programme for adults with a learning disability
National Lottery Community Fund - Parklea Plant Nursery and Enterprise
£10,000 08/09/2011
12
This group, based in Port Glasgow, will develop a recently purchased site which includes 3 large glasshouses, 2 smaller glasshouses and an ancillary building. This building requires a new roof and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (4)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 66-80
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 14/11/1997, number: SC027216
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/11/1997, number: SC180646
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Cabin, Parklea Playing Fields, Greenock Road, Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, PA14 6TR

Objectives

To provide relief to those in need by reason of disability, age, ill-health or other disadvantage by providing, or assisting in the provision of, facilities for recreation and other leisure-time occupations with the object of improving conditions of life. and to advance education and community development through providing training opportunities

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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