Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +5
    Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

    ABSAFE SCIO 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Established: 26 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    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 £193,464 £136,881 £126,272 £182,602 £204,811 £93,463
    Total spending £195,966 £175,454 £146,499 £152,253 £133,096 £148,343
    Surplus/deficit -£2,502 -£38,573 -£20,227 £30,349 £71,715 -£54,880
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The saving of lives
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    Where it operates
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Aberdeen
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Foundation Scotland - The Magic Potion Myth
    £15,831 30/06/2022
    To cover the cost of running alcohol awareness projects for young people
    Foundation Scotland - The Safe
    £25,000 14/04/2021
    to contribute to the cost of a part time post and additional running costs of the Safe, to continue to deliver the alcohol safety message to children and young people in Aberdeen.
    Scottish Government - Absafe SCIO
    £16,527 02/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Robertson Trust - The direct staff and delivery costs of the 'Danger Detectives' Safety Project
    £5,000 31/12/2018
    The direct staff and delivery costs of the 'Danger Detectives' Safety Project

    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 02/03/1998, number: SC027660
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 2 October 2012 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company Company Number SC336901 Aberdeen Safer Community Trust Limited.
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR20: 64 days late,
    Main office

    Absafe Community Hub, 26 Corunna Road, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, AB23 8DU

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The saving of lives 4.2 The advancement of citizenship or community development 4.3 The advancement of education

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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