Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 7

FAMILY MEDIATION ARGYLL & BUTE

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
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

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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	£127,692	£112,722	£103,843	£151,866	£125,156	£154,720
Total spending	£142,266	£144,217	£143,272	£149,435	£150,539	£151,571
Surplus/deficit	-£14,574	-£31,495	-£39,429	£2,431	-£25,383	£3,149

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Established: 23 years

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

Purposes

The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Argyll And Bute

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£16,500
Scottish Government	£5,833
Foundation Scotland	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Grandparents
£7,500	16/11/2022	This group will use the funding to establish an advice open surgery for all grandparents in the Oban area. The surgery will offer opportunities for 1-1 and group support as well as signposting to ....more This group will use the funding to establish an advice open surgery for all grandparents in the Oban area. The surgery will offer opportunities for 1-1 and group support as well as signposting to other organisations.
Scottish Government - Family Mediation Argyll & Bute
£5,833	25/02/2021	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Communication
£9,000	16/12/2020 11	This group will use the funding to cover staff costs relating to their ‘parent coordination service’ which provides free negotiation support around child contact arrangements.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Family Mediation Argyll & Bute
£3,000	02/06/2020	To contribute to an increase in staffing hours to meet the higher demand that has arisen as a result of the Covid 19 lockdown to support contact between separated parents and children in the Argyll ....more To contribute to an increase in staffing hours to meet the higher demand that has arisen as a result of the Covid 19 lockdown to support contact between separated parents and children in the Argyll and Bute area
National Lottery Community Fund - Specialist support worker for Child Contact Centre
£190,254	11/03/2014 61	The project will support at least 40 families each year with children in vulnerable contact cases to maintain positive relationships with both parents by encouraging parents to develop the skills ....more The project will support at least 40 families each year with children in vulnerable contact cases to maintain positive relationships with both parents by encouraging parents to develop the skills required to parent apart. Family services will be delivered from four main contact centres in Oban, Dunoon, Lochgilphead and Helensburgh and on an outreach basis across a rural area, including 25 islands.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 32-79

ELLIS, Valentina Peggy
Appointed: 2002
Occupation: Retired

KIRKHAM, Billie
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Solicitor

KUPRIS, Muriel Ann
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Retired

MACDONALD, Myra
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Retired

PATERSON, Anne Sally
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Professional Adviser Scottish Government

TAYLOR, Alexander
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Retired Head Of Services

WALTON, Elaine Barbara
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Consultant

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 31/01/2002, number: SC032952
Registered at Companies House on 31/01/2002, number: SC227571

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR20: 14 days late,

Main office

Unit 4, Glenshellach Business Park, Glenshellach Road, OBAN, PA34 4RY

Objectives

a. the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation by the provision of a co ordinate mediation service throughout Argyll and Bute which promotes respect for relationships, reconciliation, conciliation and mediation to individuals and their children, whether or not involved in court proceedings, or disputes of whatever kind, in adapting to or coping with their conflict relationships. b. To deliver a comprehensive and co-ordinated community service in the area of Argyll & Bute supporting the amicable resolution of difficulties ensuring the highest standards of education training and professional practice of mediation and by increasing public awareness of mediation. c. To provide mediation, counselling, education and support services (to include provision of child contact centres) which meets the needs of such persons d. To promote, encourage co-operation with courts, statutory and voluntary bodies and all organisations with such persons are involved e. to promote and encourage research ,understanding and improvements of the rights which supports the interests of such persons connected with these objects. (b) To promote, a comprehensive and co-ordinated community service in Argyll & Bute designed to meet the special needs of such persons and to promote counselling and mediation with the objects specified at 3(a) above. (c) To promote and encourage co-operation with and amongst and support for courts, statutory and voluntary bodies and all organisations and individuals whatsoever or whomsoever involved in any way with such disputes. (d) To work and campaign for the understanding and improvement of the rights and interests of such persons.

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