Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
    • Grant maker support: +9
    Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

    MIDLOTHIAN YOUNG PEOPLE'S ADVICE SERVICE 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • 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
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Established: 25 years
    Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
    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
    Charitable activities £442,130 £455,693 £402,718 £880,527 £1,386,587
    Donations & Legacies £1,235 £5,474 £34,147 £47,874 £35,349
    Other Income £3,000 £3,000 £3,000
    Investment Income
    Total income £446,365 £464,167 £439,865 £928,401 £1,234,151 £1,421,936
    Charitable activities spending £471,377 £479,259 £441,976 £700,940 £1,355,501
    Fundraising costs 0% 2% 0% 0% 1%
    Other spending
    Total spending £471,377 £481,402 £448,721 £705,318 £1,125,106 £1,363,742
    Surplus/deficit -£25,012 -£17,235 -£8,856 £223,083 £109,045 £58,194
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Midlothian
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people

    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
    Henry Smith Charity£256,300
    BBC Children in Need£168,118
    National Lottery Community Fund£149,303
    DCMS£39,697
    Comic Relief£20,860
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Midlothian Young People's Advice Service
    £116,400 17/05/2022
    36
    towards three years' running costs of a project providing a counselling and mental health service for young people with increased complex needs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Midlothian, ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Midlothian Young People's Advice Service
    £100,267 03/02/2022
    Individual and group art therapy for young people with a variety of mental health issues. They will be happier and more resilient, cope better with their feelings and improve their social skills and ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - MYPAS LGBT+ Project (East Lothian and Midlothian)
    £149,303 26/03/2021
    36
    This group will use the funding to deliver support services to LGBTQ+ young people aged 12–21 years in East Lothian and Midlothian providing a safe space to explore their identity improve mental ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Midlothian Young People's Advice Service
    £67,851 09/09/2020
    18
    COVID19 - Individual counselling sessions for 45 children and young people living in disadvantaged communities who have poor mental health exacerbated as a result of Covid-19. Their mental health, ....more
    Comic Relief - LGBTI+ support for young people
    £20,860 23/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 Recovery funding
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £22,617 23/06/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    Scottish Government - Midlothian Young People's Advice Service
    £8,063 11/06/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £17,080 20/05/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Midlothian Young People's Advice Service
    £139,900 07/05/2020
    36
    towards three years' running costs of a project to provide counselling to vulnerable young people with mental health issues in Midlothian
    Comic Relief - Young Mens Healthy Minds Project
    £149,719 28/03/2018
    36
    MYPAS’s programme seeks to support vulnerable young men who have mental health distress and poor social connections. There is a lack of mental health support services for young people in ....more
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Midlothian Young People's Advice Service
    £82,600 07/12/2017
    24
    towards two years' salary of a Counsellor at a project providing a wide range of support for young people in Midlothian
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Midlothian Young People's Advice Service
    £97,821 09/02/2017
    36
    One-to-one and group art therapy to help young people with a variety of mental health issues. They will be happier and more confident, cope better with their feelings and improve their relationships ....more
    Robertson Trust - The Salary Costs of the Manager
    £36,000 31/01/2017
    The Salary Costs of the Manager
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Midlothian Young People's Advice Service
    £88,987 01/02/2014
    This project will help young people with a variety of mental health issues by providing one-to-one and group art therapy. They will be happier and more confident cope better with their feelings and ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Young People's Family Therapy Project
    £282,442 19/06/2013
    60
    This project will support young people aged between 12 - 18 who are attending school and who are experiencing mental health difficulties. The project will use a systemic family therapy approach ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Directors (7)
    Current Directors appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Directors: 57-78
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 25/10/1999, number: SC029543
    • Registered at Companies House on 25/10/1999, number: SC201002
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Tolbooth Hall, 176 High Street, Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 1AY

    Objectives

    4 The company's objects are: The advancement of education, the safeguarding and maintenance of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness of children and young people in the area of Midlothian and surrounding local authorities by establishing, maintaining and developing a child and youth advisory, counselling and support service 5 The company's objects are restricted to those set out in article 4 (but subject to article 6). 6 The company may (subject to first obtaining the consent of OSCR) add to, remove or alter the statement of the company's objects in article 4. on any occasion when it does so, it must give notice to the registrar of companies and the amendment will not be effective until that notice is registered on the register of companies.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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