Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

HOME-START WIGTOWNSHIRE 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Established: 24 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
Total income £171,921 £153,344 £136,470 £150,242 £155,078 £138,535
Total spending £161,262 £146,390 £145,950 £138,713 £118,281 £141,377
Surplus/deficit £10,659 £6,954 -£9,480 £11,529 £36,797 -£2,842
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • 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: Dumfries And Galloway
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • People with disabilities or health problems

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
National Lottery Community Fund£193,508
William Grant Foundation£120,000
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust£37,273
Garfield Weston Foundation£7,750
Corra Foundation£6,000
Foundation Scotland£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start Wigtownshire – Family Groups
£94,402 28/09/2022
This group will use the funding to continue to run its family groups which have recently expanded to meet demand with three weekly groups one in Stranraer one in Sorbie and one in Newton Stewart. The ....more
William Grant Foundation - Home-Start Dumfries
£120,000 07/09/2022
Support towards the set up and initial running costs over 2 years of a new satellite Home-Start project in Dumfries. Keywords: family support; early years; first 1001 days.
Corra Foundation - HDG-20/5386
£6,000 10/12/2020
towards work with families with complex needs.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Home-Start Wigtownshire p/t co-ordinator
£37,273 27/05/2020
Supporting families with at least one child under 5, experiencing difficult times. The co-ordinator will assess/ listen to the needs of families, supporting appropriately, also responsible for ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,750 28/02/2020
Family Support Service
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Home-Start Wigtownshire
£2,000 20/01/2020
to contribute towards delivering Tweenies sessions.
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start Wigtownshire Family Groups
£99,106 17/08/2019
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This group will use the funding to continue delivering family support groups in Newton Stewart, Stranraer and Sorbie. The groups will support parents with pre-nursery aged children to develop ....more
Robertson Trust - The Supporting Families - Support Workers Project
£23,000 21/11/2018
The Supporting Families - Support Workers Project
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/19
£5,000 01/02/2018
Towards volunteer costs.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Part-time Co-ordinator
£30,498 30/11/2016
Young children and their families are supported through difficult times. Volunteers offer practical and emotional support, and are recruited and managed by our Co-ordinator. An additional ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start Wigtownshire Family Groups
£90,000 01/08/2016
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This project will allow the organisation to continue to deliver three family groups in Newton Stewart, Stranraer, and Sorbie, complementing their home visiting services. The groups are run by staff ....more
Corra Foundation - HDA-16/75
£4,000 04/02/2016
towards volunteer expenses to work with 60 vulnerable families in a rural location
Robertson Trust - The Supporting Families - Support Workers Project
£33,750 31/01/2015
The Supporting Families - Support Workers Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start Wigtownshire
£214,716 14/09/2011
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The project aims to reduce the isolation and improve the lives of vulnerable families who have a child under the age of five. Children from vulnerable and disadvantaged families will be supported ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 56-77
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 31/01/2000, number: SC030693
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/03/2005, number: SC280856
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 65 days late,
Main office

Dumfries & Galloway Council, Council Offices, Sun Street, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, DG9 7JJ

Objectives

The objects of the Charity are: a) to safeguard, protect and preserve the good health, both mental and physical of children and parents of children b) to prevent cruelty to or maltreatment of children c) to relieve sickness, poverty and need amongst children and parents of children d) to promote the education of the public in better standards of child care

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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