Overall GiG Score: 19 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

INCLUDEM 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 32 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 £4,859,891 £4,637,522 £4,514,133 £4,800,647 £5,102,287
Donations & Legacies £10,341 £4,649 £5,835 £11,599 £13,438
Other Income £560
Investment Income £17,580 £35,839 £38,721 £26,479 £24,102
Total income £4,896,812 £4,678,010 £4,559,249 £4,838,725 £5,163,407 £5,192,959
Charitable activities spending £4,201,971 £4,837,843 £4,447,475 £4,749,076 £4,965,083
Fundraising costs 2% 2% 4% 4% 4% 5%
Other spending £277,790
Total spending £4,584,816 £4,948,496 £4,624,586 £4,948,750 £5,636,896 £5,200,409
Surplus/deficit £311,996 -£270,486 -£65,337 -£110,025 -£473,489 -£7,450
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
  • This charity is based in an area of 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Corra Foundation£150,000
Scottish Government£99,673
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust£39,280
Foundation Scotland£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Development work funding
£39,280 24/11/2021
36
Seeking support with core costs over three years to sustain and develop our organisation to meet intensified and emerging need as an impact of COVID-19 and enable us to reach more young people and ....more
Corra Foundation - PDI-21/103
£150,000 11/06/2021
Towards the provision of services and support for young people in Glasgow aged 10-17 who are on the periphery of offending behaviour where alcohol and drug use are a contributing factor.
Scottish Government - Includem
£99,673 15/06/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Includem
£5,000 07/04/2020
To provide vulnerable young people and their families with support to stay in contact with others, receive ongoing support and ensure their basic needs are met during the coronavirus emergency.
Corra Foundation - PDI-17/415
£150,000 01/02/2018
for the delivery of the IMPACT project
National Lottery Community Fund - Transitional Support
£498,269 03/02/2016
36
Transitional Support
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Includem Impact
£29,400 25/11/2015
Includem works with the most vulnerable and troubled young people in Glasgow. This project is specifically designed to address issues of abuse that impact on their lives and the lives of others. They ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Transitional Support Programme
£1,000,000 16/05/2012
36
The project will support young people involved in the criminal justice system identified as the most vulnerable, chaotic and difficult to engage. The project will provide the young people with ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (11)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 31-77
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 01/01/1992, number: SC030233
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/06/2000, number: SC207985
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 7 days late,
Main office

Unit 6000 , Academy Office Park , Gower Street , Glasgow , G51 1PR

Objectives

4 The company's objects are:- 4.1 to advance citizenship and community development, promote equality, advance education and health, prevent poverty and relieve those in need, and in particular, but without limitation, by:- 4.1.1 providing intensive community-based support for young people with significant needs and risks, as the result of, for example, trauma, abuse, offending or relationship breakdown with the aim of improving their quality of life and unlocking their potential. 4.1.2 providing support for parents, carers and other family members to rebuild family relationships and prevent the breakdown of accommodation. 4.1.3 working in partnership with local authorities, health services and other advisory or community organisations, to facilitate access to a full range of support and information networks. and 4.1.4 contributing to knowledge and research on young people and the sector more generally by encouraging, promoting and facilitating research into the impact and effectiveness of the company's activities.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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