Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

VENCHIE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLES PROJECT 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 26 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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 £226,476 £211,200 £92,391 £259,108 £186,164 £154,596
Total spending £211,786 £224,753 £182,646 £196,038 £186,199 £173,446
Surplus/deficit £14,690 -£13,553 -£90,255 £63,070 -£35 -£18,850
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of public participation in sport','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Where it operates
  • City of Edinburgh
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children or young people

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
BBC Children in Need£78,267
Scottish Government£48,818
Foundation Scotland£15,440
Garfield Weston Foundation£5,000
National Lottery Community Fund£3,880
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - You're never too young to play
£3,880 08/09/2021
This funding will provide a new social opportunity for older people to meet each other make friends and expand their connections in our community. The activities will be chosen by the local community ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Venchie Children and Youth Project
£6,240 03/02/2021
to contribute towards increasing the delivery of the emergency service to 5 days per week.
Scottish Government - Venchie Children And Young Peoples Project
£19,400 06/01/2021
Detailed description not provided.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Venchie Children & Young People's Project
£78,267 16/12/2020
Weekly breakfast and after-school clubs, plus holiday clubs, for children living in an area with multiple social and economic challenges. They will have better health and wellbeing, have fun, make ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Venchie Children and Youth Project
£4,700 08/12/2020
To deliver a Family Food Programme involving holiday meals to 200 children during Easter 2021, and a series of cooking on a budget workshops for parents on low incomes, tackling the effects of food ....more
Scottish Government - Venchie Children And Young Peoples Project
£29,418 19/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Venchie Children and Youth Project
£4,500 03/04/2020
To deliver a daily emergency support programme for families, children and young people within the Niddrie Mains community of Edinburgh.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 30/04/2019
Venchie - After School Club
Robertson Trust - Running costs of the Venchie
£45,000 21/03/2017
Running costs of the Venchie
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Venchie Children & Young People's Project
£30,000 11/11/2016
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Weekly breakfast and after-school clubs, plus holiday clubs, for children living in an area with social and economic challenges. They will have fun, be healthier and more confident, make friends and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 47-69
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 07/08/1998, number: SC027424
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/08/1998, number: SC188346
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 6 days late,
Main office

61 Niddrie Mains Terrace, Edinburgh, EH16 4NX

Objectives

To advance education and to provide, or assist in the provision of, facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the Company's area of operation, which is the area of Greater Craigmillar, Edinburgh bounded by Milton Road West, Duddingston Road West, Duddingston Park South, Peffermill Road and The Wisp

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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