Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2

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Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 26 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
Charitable activities £617,420 £544,894 £967,770 £1,167,740
Donations & Legacies £19,169 £19,104 £5,851
Other Income £532,539 £540,852 £142,069
Investment Income £73 £43 £44 £115
Total income £1,209,202 £1,175,672 £1,114,217 £1,115,734 £1,183,961 £1,178,816
Charitable activities spending £1,075,521 £931,259 £794,829 £1,148,976
Fundraising costs
Other spending £216,866 £212,117 £220,436
Total spending £1,251,887 £1,292,387 £1,143,376 £1,015,265 £1,121,799 £1,148,976
Surplus/deficit -£42,685 -£116,715 -£29,159 £100,469 £62,162 £29,840
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • UK and overseas, main operating location: Shetland Islands

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 - Salary costs of the Employment Development Officer
£26,000 29/01/2019
Salary costs of the Employment Development Officer
Robertson Trust - The Capital Cost of the EPOS System
£4,500 21/11/2017
The Capital Cost of the EPOS System
Robertson Trust - the salary costs of the Employment Development Officer
£39,000 31/08/2015
the salary costs of the Employment Development Officer

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 33-85
  • GAIR, Amy Jane
    Appointed: 2021
    Occupation: Design & Brand Development Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 08/06/1998, number: SC028022
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/06/1998, number: SC186555
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Port Business Park, Gremista, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0TW

Objectives

3.1 .I The relief of poverty and distress of adults (i.e. persons over the age of 16) with learning difficulties in Shetland by aiding them to advance into employment and pursuing any other objects for the benefit of people with learning difficulties which are now or hereafter may be deemed to be charitable in law. 3.1.2 The prevention or relief of poverty among people affected by ill-health, financial hardship or other disadvantaae throughout the world.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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