Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3

    STARTER PACKS INVERCLYDE 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several 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 material income shortfalls in recent years
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Established: 22 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    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 £82,778 £82,318 £96,172 £109,569 £101,544 £127,112
    Total spending £80,544 £85,392 £89,749 £101,736 £110,946 £119,311
    Surplus/deficit £2,234 -£3,074 £6,423 £7,833 -£9,402 £7,801
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Other defined groups
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Inverclyde
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    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
    Co-Operative Group£3,707
    Foundation Scotland£3,000
    Scottish Government£2,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Start Packs Inverclyde
    £3,707 21/10/2023
    To help people who have been homeless moving into a tenancy with all the small items needed to setup a home. To help people identified as living in poor circumstances with whatever is needed.
    Foundation Scotland - Starter Packs Inverclyde
    £2,000 31/10/2022
    To support the provision of warm blankets and hot water bottles to vulnerable households during the winter.
    Scottish Government - Starter Packs Inverclyde
    £2,000 05/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Starter Packs Inverclyde
    £1,000 27/04/2020
    To purchase equipment and home starter packs to allow the continued delivery of emergency essential goods to families in Inverclyde.
    Robertson Trust - The Project Co-ordinator
    £30,000 27/08/2018
    The Project Co-ordinator
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Starter Packs Inverclyde
    £3,683 29/11/2017
    We would like to purchase nice new duvet covers that are age appropriate for children who are moving from homelessness into a tenancy.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Starterpacks Inverclyde
    £93,780 25/06/2013
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    Funded through Support and Connect this group will increase its capacity to support homeless people who are offered a tenancy but lack sufficient funds to purchase the small household items required ....more
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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 01/07/2002, number: SC033306
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    2 Empress Court, St Andrew Street, Greenock, PA15 4RW

    Objectives

    To relieve the overty, suffering and distress of people who are in a condition of need, hardship or distress by providing, or assisting in the provision of, household goods with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of Inverclyde generally but in particular those who have need of such facilities by virtue of their youth, age, infirmity, disability, handicap, poverty, homelessness, unemployment or social and economic circumstances. To undertake such other charitable activities as may be helpful to the aforesaid persons.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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