Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

CRISIS 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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 30/06/18 30/06/19 30/06/20 30/06/21 30/06/22
Total income £96,167 £137,217 £180,014 £170,127 £119,357
Total spending £108,573 £113,330 £118,139 £134,385 £153,573
Surplus/deficit -£12,406 £23,887 £61,875 £35,742 -£34,216
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of health
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Renfrewshire
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older 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£126,629
Co-Operative Group£8,358
CAF£6,750
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Crisis Counselling
£2,455 21/10/2023
We will use any funding received to support those struggling in the aftermath of the pandemic with health anxiety, chronic illness and adjustment to life after bereavement.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Crisis Counselling
£2,501 22/10/2022
We wish to fund sessional counsellors to support young people experiencing anxiety and other mental health issues arising from the challenges they have faced as a result of the pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Crisis Counselling Transition Support
£107,429 21/03/2022
This group will use funding to support the delivery of their counselling support service by establishing three new staff posts. The group currently provide counselling to adults veterans and children ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Crisis Counselling Service
£3,401 24/10/2020
We would like to provide additional hours of trauma support with sand tray therapy and portable resources.
CAF - Grant to Crisis
£6,750 05/06/2020
3
Grant to Crisis to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Crisis - supporting people through uncertainty
£9,700 15/04/2020
12
This group will use funding to provide an increased amount of online and telephone counselling for those who cannot access face-to-face support.
National Lottery Community Fund - Crisis Counselling - Children
£9,500 19/08/2019
12
This group will use funding to hire the sessional staff needed to address the backlog of young people looking for counselling.
Robertson Trust - Children's Counselling Service
£60,000 04/12/2018
Children's Counselling Service
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Crisis
£4,682 19/11/2018
We need to renew a broken boiler and install a compliant oil tank to keep our clients warm and safe.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Crisis
£3,724 04/08/2017
We provide counselling and support to local children in crisis - help us refurbish and redecorate our tired children's therapy room.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (3)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 67-80
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 02/03/1998, number: SC027620
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/06/1996, number: SC166079
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

26 Whitehills, North Barr, Erskine, PA8 6DZ

Objectives

The company's objects are the relief of poverty, sickness and distress, the protection and the promotion of the good health both physical and mental of persons in Erskine and its environs and as a means of achieving these objects: (a) To provide a high quality service which will effectively meet the needs of the local and surrounding community by deploying the skills and expertise of its staff and volunteers efficiently (b) To provide a service which is easily accessible and affordable to clients, and a confidential setting where they can feel safe, secure and at ease (c) To provide one to one counselling, group counselling and support, counsellor supervision and support, outreach work in the Community, clinical and pastoral counselling, an Advice and Support Centre and employee counselling (non Managerial)

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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