Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +2

PARTNERS IN ADVOCACY 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male
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
Charitable activities £768,373 £846,618 £790,777 £972,112 £1,305,386
Donations & Legacies £1,610 £1,320 £4,000 £1,434 £200
Other Income
Investment Income £137 £30 £2
Total income £769,983 £848,075 £794,777 £973,576 £1,238,493 £1,305,588
Charitable activities spending £655,963 £810,134 £845,760 £976,517 £1,371,677
Fundraising costs 3% 3% 3% 4% 2%
Other spending
Total spending £680,031 £835,673 £872,734 £1,016,071 £1,262,977 £1,395,541
Surplus/deficit £89,952 £12,402 -£77,957 -£42,495 -£24,484 -£89,953
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • People with disabilities or health problems
Purposes
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

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
Robertson Trust - Advocacy for Autism (Glasgow)
£48,000 04/12/2018
Advocacy for Autism (Glasgow)
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Partners In Advocacy
£67,008 09/02/2017
36
To provide bespoke, independent advocacy work for 60 children and young people who are slipping through the gaps of existing provision in Glasgow. They will be empowered, develop positive ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Voices Project
£279,294 11/03/2015
60
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Speak Up (Children/Young People with Additional Needs Project Glasgow)
£274,040 11/03/2014
59
This project will support 60 children and young people in the Glasgow area, who have additional support needs leading to issues of isolation, lack of self confidence and relationship difficulties, to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Speak Out Against Hatred and Bullying
£10,000 08/09/2011
12
This group provides a range of support services to people with additional support needs in Scotland. The group deliver a programme of educational workshops, which will present a positive image of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - There is no project name available for this record
£10,000 15/07/2011
12
The group's idea is to provide advocacy services remotely using technology. The group will investigating how they can best use technology to meet service users' needs. Through this the group hopes to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - There is no project name available for this record
£10,000 05/02/2010
12
The idea is to develop the groups existing website to be more appealing to the younger service users and to develop a social enterprise which will employ people with learning disabilities to deliver ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (13)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Directors: 18-78
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 05/05/1998, number: SC027857
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/05/1998, number: SC185467
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 35 days late,
Main office

Suite 1.12, Red Tree Bridgeton, 33 Dalmarnock Road, Glasgow, G40 4LA

Objectives

(a) To promote the benefit and to support people of all ages in Scotland who have learning disabilities, mental health conditions, or who for any other reason require advocacy services. (b) To raise the awareness of the public in the aforesaid area concerning the needs of such people of all ages, who have learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health conditions or who for any other reason require advocacy services.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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