Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

MOVING ON (INVERCLYDE) 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 21 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
Total income £233,461 £279,964 £410,602 £202,410 £494,461 £181,597
Total spending £272,829 £241,147 £255,027 £285,024 £291,436 £278,851
Surplus/deficit -£39,368 £38,817 £155,575 -£82,614 £203,025 -£97,254
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • 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
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • 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
Henry Smith Charity£50,000
Foundation Scotland£45,000
National Lottery Community Fund£15,243
Scottish Government£8,010
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Family Roots in Recovery
£45,000 06/10/2023
To fund the Family Roots in Recovery support project for women within HMP Greenock and involved in community Criminal Justice Services plus counselling sessions for individuals.
National Lottery Community Fund - Steps to Excellence
£6,360 05/07/2022
The organisation will use the funding to train staff and service users to become qualified facilitators and purchase resources for people to engage with the STEPS programme; A Professional ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Moving On (Inverclyde)
£50,000 29/03/2021
towards one year's running costs of an organisation providing a range of skills training, information sessions and advice to individuals with substance misuse issues, who have been impacted by the ....more
Scottish Government - Moving On (Inverclyde)
£8,010 23/06/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Connexions
£8,883 12/07/2019
12
This organisation will run a pilot project for 12 months which will involve organising SMART support groups for adults who have been affected by a loved one's drug or alcohol abuse.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Moving On (Inverclyde)
£86,700 12/09/2018
36
towards three years' salary of a Project Worker at the 'Connexions' project providing one-to-one and group skills training, information and advice to individuals with substance misuse issues in ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Moving On Inverclyde
£4,900 31/08/2018
purchase of IT equipment for a charity which works with people recovering from substance misuse in Inverclyde
Robertson Trust - MOI Running Costs
£18,000 27/08/2018
MOI Running Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Connexions
£351,917 27/04/2018
36
This group will use funding to deliver their 'Connexions' project which is a recovery programme designed to support adults and families affected by substance use. The project uses evidence based ....more
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Moving Online
£9,700 01/11/2017
A recent Moving On Inverclyde service users' consultation identified a gap in provision around IT skills training. Moving On plans to address this gap by working in partnership with Access Technology ....more
Robertson Trust - MOI Running Costs
£9,000 25/07/2017
MOI Running Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - SmartStart Project
£688,691 12/09/2012
72
This project will provide a comprehensive in-communities service to support adults with a history of problematic substance misuse. Working from three local hubs the project will provide a ....more
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How is it governed?

Directors (9)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 38-77
  • THOW, Nicholas
    Appointed: 2022
    Occupation: Learning & Development Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 12/03/2003, number: SC034197
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/03/2003, number: SC245561
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR21: 44 days late, AR20: 78 days late,
Main office

Kingston House, 3 Jamaica Street, Greenock, Inverclyde, PA15 1XX

Objectives

To relieve the needs of people resident in Inverclyde who have a history of addiction and are now in recovery, and in particular (i) to provide the appropriate knowledge and skills for clients to move on to a stabilised and purposeful life in the community (ii) to enable clients to access opportunities for themselves within their community and (iii) to link up with existing treatment services, thus maximising benefits through a joined up service to clients.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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