Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 8

COMMON WHEEL

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Established: 23 years

www.commonwheel.org.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Data adjusted to reflect year end change

Period ending	28/02/18	28/02/19	28/02/20	28/02/21	28/02/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities						£232,234
Donations & Legacies
Other Income
Investment Income						£581
Total income	£193,529	£198,153	£231,953	£218,625	£264,791	£337,155
Charitable activities spending						£282,879
Fundraising costs						13%
Other spending
Total spending	£176,671	£195,130	£215,867	£201,423	£261,470	£325,818
Surplus/deficit	£16,858	£3,023	£16,086	£17,202	£3,321	£11,337

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

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: Glasgow City

This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Who it helps

Older 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	£158,988
Foundation Scotland	£10,000
Corra Foundation	£7,000
Rank Foundation	£3,520

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Rank Foundation - Col Small Grant Common Wheel 2023
£3,520	27/04/2023	Common Wheel received a Cost of Living Small Grant to help cover the cost of utilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Make Music Make More of a Difference
£94,048	06/10/2022	The group will use the funding to continue to deliver music workshops for young people (aged 18 to 35 years) who are being supported by statutory services as a result of experiencing a First Episode ....more The group will use the funding to continue to deliver music workshops for young people (aged 18 to 35 years) who are being supported by statutory services as a result of experiencing a First Episode of Psychosis or other complex mental health issues. Over the 3 years the project will support 50 people and 4 volunteers.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reach
£10,000	09/09/2022	This group will provide a structured range of opportunities in climbing for people recovering from mental ill-health.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Common Wheel
£10,000	02/03/2022	To contribute to the salary of a new full time Participation and Engagement worker.
National Lottery Community Fund - Instrumental
£2,950	22/01/2021 11	This project will use the funding to distribute musical instruments to mental health wards and care homes in partnership with Music Broth.
National Lottery Community Fund - Making Music Make a Difference
£51,990	16/08/2019 33	This project will use the funding to deliver music-based workshops for young people aged 16-25 years of age who are being supported through their first episode of psychosis . Over the next three ....more This project will use the funding to deliver music-based workshops for young people aged 16-25 years of age who are being supported through their first episode of psychosis . Over the next three years the project will work with 80 young people.
Corra Foundation - HDG-19/283
£7,000	01/06/2019	Towards the salary of the part-time project manager for an additional 12 months.
Glasgow City Council - Build your own bike
£9,219	28/02/2019	To provide courses for people with mental illness, those most vulnerable and excluded.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	05/12/2018	Common Wheel
Glasgow City Council - Build your own bike
£9,219	08/06/2018	To provide courses for people with mental illness, those most vulnerable and excluded.
National Lottery Community Fund - Carnival Club
£9,931	27/04/2018 12	This group will use the funding to run their arts group for people with mental health issues. Activities will include craftwork, photography, costume design, and sculpture.
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/96
£7,000	29/03/2018	Towards the salary of the part-time Project Manager.
Robertson Trust - The salary costs of the Bike Engineer (Maryhill workshop)
£37,500	21/11/2017	The salary costs of the Bike Engineer (Maryhill workshop)
Corra Foundation - HDA-17/94
£7,000	30/03/2017	towards the salary of the part-time Project Manager.
National Lottery Community Fund - Carnival Club: multi-art workshop, improving mental health through mea
£8,984	22/02/2017 12	Carnival Club: multi-art workshop, improving mental health through mea
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Common Wheel - Polyphony
£89,000	12/03/2015 36	towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing support to people with mental illness and dementia in Glasgow
National Lottery Community Fund - Up a Gear!
£10,000	09/12/2010 12	This group will purchase additional materials and equipment for the delivery of their expanded training programme in bicycle repair and recycling for people with mental health problems. This grant ....more This group will purchase additional materials and equipment for the delivery of their expanded training programme in bicycle repair and recycling for people with mental health problems. This grant will fund workbenches, floor stands, vices, mobile cabinets, spanners, screwdrivers, pliers and a variety of other small tools.
National Lottery Community Fund - Back to Life
£33,935	24/11/2010 12	The project will allow the group to expand their current Polyphony project to offer older people living in residential care access opportunities that will enhance their wellbeing and quality of life ....more The project will allow the group to expand their current Polyphony project to offer older people living in residential care access opportunities that will enhance their wellbeing and quality of life through musical activities. The initiative will allow six residential care homes and community centres in Glasgow to participate in a project that will combine music with reminiscence work for older people suffering from dementia. The project will also encourage involvement from their carers and their families.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 14/06/2001, number: SC031798

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

77 Chapel Street, Maryhill, Glasgow, G20 9BD

Objectives

To improve mental wellbeing, increase skills and reduce isolation through the provision of supported, meaningful activities for people with mental illness and dementia.

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