Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 2

LINK

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 26 years

www.linkbefriending.org.uk

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	£86,904	£74,417	£72,127	£109,496	£119,464	£85,361
Total spending	£71,128	£83,577	£96,222	£87,824	£101,037	£109,971
Surplus/deficit	£15,776	-£9,160	-£24,095	£21,672	£18,427	-£24,610

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of health
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: Fife

Who it helps

Children or young 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£244,390
BBC Children in Need	£75,000
Foundation Scotland	£2,205

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Foundation Scotland - LINK East Fife Mental Health Befriending Project
£2,205	21/07/2023	To help with funding various social events for members of their befriending group who struggle with isolation due to mental illness.
National Lottery Community Fund - LINK Adult Befriending Project
£143,354	06/07/2023	This group will use funding to continue to deliver their mental health befriending service for adults in East Fife and Levenmouth. Those identified as needing a befriender are matched one-to-one with ....more This group will use funding to continue to deliver their mental health befriending service for adults in East Fife and Levenmouth. Those identified as needing a befriender are matched one-to-one with a fully trained volunteer. A range of activities will be offered depending on the interests and needs of the person being befriended. Group outings and social events are also organised throughout the year.
National Lottery Community Fund - LINK East Fife and Levenmouth Mental Health Befriending Project
£101,036	17/03/2020 36	This group will use the funding to continue to deliver a Mental Health Briefing service for Adults in East Fife and Levenmouth. Those identified as needing a befriender will be matched one-to-one ....more This group will use the funding to continue to deliver a Mental Health Briefing service for Adults in East Fife and Levenmouth. Those identified as needing a befriender will be matched one-to-one with a fully trained volunteer. A range of activities will be offered depending on the interests and needs of the person being befriended. Funding over a three-year period, will enable 46 individuals to be match with 46 volunteer befrienders.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to LINK - East Fife Mental Health Befriending Project
£75,000	26/06/2019 36	A befriending service supporting children and young people experiencing mental health issues. They will be more confident, have improved relationships and be more able to go on to positive ....more A befriending service supporting children and young people experiencing mental health issues. They will be more confident, have improved relationships and be more able to go on to positive destinations.
National Lottery Community Fund - LINK East Fife Adult Mental Health Befriending Project
£173,441	11/12/2013 60	This project will support adults (18 - 65) who have become lonely or isolated due to a mental health problem. Through a volunteer befriending model the project aims to help adults with mental health ....more This project will support adults (18 - 65) who have become lonely or isolated due to a mental health problem. Through a volunteer befriending model the project aims to help adults with mental health issues become part of the community, reconnect with others, raise their confidence and self esteem and increase their resilience in coping with life. The project will be delivered across East Fife and will support 50 adults with mental health issues._x000B_

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 28/01/1998, number: SC027493

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 65 days late,

Main office

c/o Thorntons Law LLP, 49 Bonnygate, Cupar, KY15 4BY

Objectives

The aims of the group shall be to relieve the poverty, suffering and distress , advance the education of and promote the welfare of the inhabitants of the East Fife area who have or have had mental health problems and are identified as being socially and rurally isolated by the provision of a befriending service to encourage them to participate more fully in the life of the community.

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