Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 17

STATION HOUSE MEDIA UNIT

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
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 high deprivation

Established: 21 years

www.shmu.org.uk

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	£930,489	£904,458	£923,964	£1,164,319		£1,572,570
Donations & Legacies	£3,176	£320	£3,550
Other Income	£1,441	£11,487	£1,786	£993		£20,291
Investment Income	£326	£445
Total income	£935,432	£916,710	£929,300	£1,165,312	£1,604,617	£1,592,861
Charitable activities spending	£794,570	£772,093	£892,314	£916,092		£1,434,204
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending	£794,570	£772,093	£892,314	£916,092	£1,242,358	£1,434,204
Surplus/deficit	£140,862	£144,617	£36,986	£249,220	£362,259	£158,657

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
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: Aberdeen

This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Station House Media Unit
£50,000	02/09/2022	This grant will empower children and young people from Aberdeen to deliver Social Action in their community.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Station House Media Unit
£4,858	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund technology to allow 38 children and young people in areas of local deprivation to continue the 'Talking Science' media project while isolated at home due to Covid-19, ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund technology to allow 38 children and young people in areas of local deprivation to continue the 'Talking Science' media project while isolated at home due to Covid-19, helping improve their confidence, skills, and wellbeing.
Scottish Government - SHMU (Station House Media Unit)
£75,000	24/04/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Robertson Trust - The capital costs of new SHMU headquarters and the salary costs of the Volunteer Support Manager
£190,000	19/09/2017	The capital costs of new SHMU headquarters and the salary costs of the Volunteer Support Manager
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Station House Media Unit Community Portal
£10,000	05/12/2014	This project will create a “community portal” template which will be rolled out following the implementation of the free Community WiFi infrastructure which we are putting in place. The ....more This project will create a “community portal” template which will be rolled out following the implementation of the free Community WiFi infrastructure which we are putting in place. The community portal will be piloted in Tillydrone (one of Aberdeen’s regeneration areas) and form a gateway for users of the Connected Tillydrone wireless network through which they can access the Internet. For many people in Tillydrone this will be their first experience of the internet. This makes the portal an ideal place to inform members of the community about local matters and serve as a medium through which community engagement, participation and cohesion can be encouraged. .This project will deliver: A community portal providing a key information/communication tool for all residents; Free platform for video/audio streaming and VOIP phone services; Free/Low cost ICT equipment purchase/recycling scheme Free access to online applications related to the Welfare Reform bill Free access to online employment advice & opportunities Potential for service providers to have direct access to service users in their own homes Improved links between educational establishments and parents/students Increased learning opportunities through direct access to on-line materials and courses Increased access to on-line knowledge banks to optimise lifelong learning potential Increased digital literacy Opportunities for remote working Increased community engagement and active citizenship Opportunity to contact community members not presently accessing services

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Directors: 47-67

ADAM, George
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Councillor

ELADANY, Abeer Helmy Mohamed
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Archaologist

EVANS, Jillian Margaret
Appointed: 2014
Occupation: Head Of Health Intelligence

LAING, Sinclair
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Policy And Strategy Manager

MCLEAN, Simon Paul
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Volunteer Radio Presenter

PALMER, Judith Ann
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Director

SCOTT, Jenifer Mary Barron, Dr
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Digital Development Manager

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 24/02/2003, number: SC034211
Registered at Companies House on 15/10/2007, number: SC332413

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Station House Media Unit, Station Road, Woodside, Aberdeen, AB24 2WB

Objectives

3. The company’s objects are to. (i) Relieve poverty among the residents of Aberdeen and across North East Scotland, particularly, but not exclusively, those who reside within the six regeneration areas of Aberdeen – namely Cummings Park, Middlefield, Northfield, Seaton, Tillydrone, Torry, and Woodside (“the operating area”) (ii) Relieve the needs of persons across North East Scotland who face disadvantage, discrimination and face personal barriers. (iii) To advance education across North East Scotland, particularly those facing social, economic and/or digital exclusion. (iv) Promote, establish and operate other schemes of a similar charitable nature for the benefit of the community within the operating area.

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