Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

FAMILIES FIRST - ST ANDREWS 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
Established: 22 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
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 £2,850
Donations & Legacies £290,230
Other Income
Investment Income £100
Total income £182,290 £224,033 £208,870 £239,194 £200,890 £293,180
Charitable activities spending £275,034
Fundraising costs 0%
Other spending
Total spending £135,735 £173,094 £190,465 £202,351 £251,629 £275,301
Surplus/deficit £46,555 £50,939 £18,405 £36,843 -£50,739 £17,879
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Fife
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Other defined groups

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£95,802
Foundation Scotland£88,068
Scottish Government£22,157
Garfield Weston Foundation£21,000
DCMS£5,000
Corra Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Families First - St Andrews
£10,000 15/09/2023
Donation from the Cervus Fund
Foundation Scotland - Young Peoples Service
£5,000 21/07/2023
To contribute towards costs of running the Young People's Support Service (YPS), for young people aged between 5-16 with additional support needs.
Foundation Scotland - Youth Groups
£2,983 16/02/2023
To run weekly Youth Club sessions for children and young people from around North-East Fife who face significant life challenges and additional special needs, helping them move towards achieving ....more
Foundation Scotland - Family Support Service
£38,138 04/10/2022
To support the Family Support Service, supporting families in need in St Andrews and Fife.
Foundation Scotland - One-to-One Befriending
£15,000 20/07/2022
To fund 45 out of 150 One-to-One Befriending sessions per annum, 135 in total over 3 years.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£7,000 24/06/2022
Family Support Service
Foundation Scotland - Youth Group services
£2,999 10/08/2021
To contribute toward funding provision of 60 Youth Group Sessions in the Children?s Group Work Service for children in St Andrews and surrounding.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£7,000 18/06/2021
Family Support Service
National Lottery Community Fund - Children's Services Youth Worker
£95,802 09/02/2021
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This group will use the funding to continue group work and befriending for children aged 5-16 years with additional support needs. This 3 year project will improve confidence and self esteem as well ....more
Scottish Government - Families First - St Andrews
£10,301 25/11/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Families First - St Andrews
£11,856 19/11/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Families First - St Andrews
£2,448 19/10/2020
to contribute towards the cost of a youth worker working extra hours.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Families First - St Andrews
£2,000 29/09/2020
To contribute towards the cost of the family support coordinators hours.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000 26/08/2020
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
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Families First - St Andrews
£5,000 26/08/2020
Contribute to recruiting a part time youth worker to continue supporting children and young people living in rural north east Fife to cope with their worries, which have been further complicated by ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Families First - St Andrews
£2,500 22/06/2020
to contribute towards delivering Youth Group Sessions in the Children?s Group Work Service.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£7,000 12/06/2020
Family Support Service
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Families First - St Andrews
£2,000 27/04/2020
to contribute towards delivering the summer holiday programme which will be carried out virtually to begin with until social distancing measures are relaxed.
Corra Foundation - HDG-19/232
£5,000 01/06/2019
Towards the salary of the Service Co-ordinator for the Befriending Service for an additional 12 months.
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/426
£5,000 04/10/2018
Towards the salary of the full-time Befriending Co-ordinator.
Robertson Trust - The Family Support Project
£34,000 19/09/2017
The Family Support Project
Corra Foundation - HDA-17/171
£5,000 08/06/2017
towards the Full time Service Co-ordinator for the Befriending Service
Corra Foundation - HDA-16/424
£4,000 02/06/2016
towards the costs of the One-to-One Befriending Service
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Directors: 38-67
  • SMITH, Ian, Dr
    Appointed: 2016
    Occupation: Senior Lecturer, University Of St Andrews
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 05/12/2001, number: SC032506
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/11/2001, number: SC225041
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Rose Lane Centre , 132 South Street, St Andrews, KY16 9EW

Objectives

The company's objects are: - To voluntarily supplement the social, domestic and community needs of families and children in St Andrews and the surrounding area under any relevant legislation and to liaise and co-operate with statutory and voluntary bodies and their personnel and to take whatever action commends itself to the Company for the benefit of the health and welfare of families and children and the community in St Andrews and the surrounding area, by whatever means may be deemed appropriate.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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