Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

HOMES FOR LIFE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • Income has been volatile recently
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Data adjusted to reflect year end change
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/23
Charitable activities
Donations & Legacies
Other Income
Investment Income
Total income £1,592,563 £1,645,600 £1,697,034 £1,709,173 £1,818,183
Charitable activities spending
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending £1,287,408 £1,298,936 £1,341,798 £1,268,841 £1,578,642
Surplus/deficit £305,155 £346,664 £355,236 £440,332 £239,541
Established: 25 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
Purposes
  • 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: East Lothian
Who it helps
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (10)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Directors: 23-76
  • MACDONALD, Neil
    Appointed: 2023
    Occupation: Group Strategic Asset Planning Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 18/12/1998, number: SC028542
  • Registered at Companies House on 31/07/1998, number: SC188299
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

57 Market Street, Haddington, East Lothian, EH41 3JG

Objectives

The Company’s objects are the:  To provide to provide for the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through the provision, construction, improvement and management of land and accommodation and the provision of care. and  any other purpose or object permitted under Section 24 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 which is charitable both for the purposes of Section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and also in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts.

Data Sources

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