Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

EVERGREEN HOME SUPPORT 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
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 £483,278 £491,323 £497,716 £440,832 £359,791
Donations & Legacies
Other Income
Investment Income £210
Total income £483,278 £491,323 £497,716 £440,832 £380,113 £360,001
Charitable activities spending £470,546 £497,303 £376,438 £310,286
Fundraising costs 89%
Other spending £9,511 £80,004 £105,019
Total spending £437,843 £470,546 £497,303 £456,442 £408,891 £415,305
Surplus/deficit £45,435 £20,777 £413 -£15,610 -£28,778 -£55,304
Established: 23 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
Purposes
  • The advancement of health
  • 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: Inverclyde
Who it helps
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (4)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 59-72
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 05/12/2001, number: SC032530
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/11/2008, number: SC350951
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

30A Nelson Street, Greenock, PA15 1QH

Objectives

The company's objects are:- (1) To advance health (including the relief of human suffering) and to relieve those in need by reason of age, ill health (including mental health problems), disability (both physical and learning disabilit)y, alcohol dependency or some other disadvantage resulting in additional support needs, within Inverclyde ('the Operating Area') which may include (without prejudice to that generality: - (A) providing care and other services for such individuals. (B) providing befriending services for such individuals. (C) providing social inclusion opportunities for, and promoting the independence of, such individuals. and all with a view to alleviating social isolation and distress. (2) To relieve those in need by reason of their having the care of an individual falling within paragraph (1) above.

Data Sources

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