Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +5
    Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

    HIV SCOTLAND (SUBJECT TO INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS) 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
    • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21
    Charitable activities £306,106 £248,771 £395,185
    Donations & Legacies £12,277 £53,593 £33,488
    Other Income
    Investment Income £22
    Total income £318,383 £247,095 £302,364 £428,695
    Charitable activities spending £307,500 £248,019 £403,656
    Fundraising costs 17% 10%
    Other spending
    Total spending £307,500 £237,798 £299,320 £444,599
    Surplus/deficit £10,883 £9,297 £3,044 -£15,904
    Established: 21 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Other specialist outpatient services
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    Where it operates
    • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
    Who it helps
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    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£79,657
    Scottish Government£32,165
    Corra Foundation£5,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Scottish Government - HIV Scotland
    £32,165 12/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    National Lottery Community Fund - HIV Scotland?s Positive Person?s Forum
    £79,657 28/08/2019
    36
    This group will use the funding to develop and expand their 'Positive Person's Forum', which brings together the voices of people living with HIV across Scotland. The forum acts as a peer support ....more
    Corra Foundation - HDG-19/477
    £5,000 01/06/2019
    Towards the costs of the project to support older people living with HIV.
    National Lottery Community Fund - The National Patient Survey
    £9,152 16/10/2018
    12
    This group will recruit ten peer research volunteers (living with HIV) to co-design and facilitate an HIV patient survey. The survey will explore the experiences of HIV patients in Scotland. The ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; AR21: 226 days late,
    Main office

    French Duncan LLP, 133 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, G3 8HB

    Objectives

    In particular the Company is established to provide public benefit in Scotland and elsewhere to:- a) advance the education of the public about. b) further the health of those diagnosed with. and c) promote the prevention of the transmission of Human lmmmunodeficiency Virus and related conditions, and to bring together national and local representatives of voluntary agencies and statutory authorities engaged in the furtherance of such objects.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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