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Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

ADVICE DIRECT SCOTLAND 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition


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Established: 22 years

www.advice.scot

Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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 £2,026,003 £2,021,565 £1,694,659 £2,689,951 £11,027,608
Donations & Legacies
Other Income £65 £15
Investment Income £58 £87
Total income £2,265,709 £2,412,912 £2,010,178 £2,987,344 £7,216,185 £11,219,712
Charitable activities spending £2,046,772 £2,031,626 £1,921,636 £2,372,909 £10,596,682
Fundraising costs 7% 12% 8% 12% 11% 0%
Other spending
Total spending £2,211,401 £2,310,959 £2,081,513 £2,745,620 £5,650,890 £10,612,343
Surplus/deficit £54,308 £101,953 -£71,335 £241,724 £1,565,295 £607,369
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Where it operates
  • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: Glasgow City
Who it helps
  • 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
National Lottery Community Fund - SCOCOL Springboard Support –Long Term Financial Resilience for Fresh Start Users
£36,000 11/08/2023
The group will use the funding to provide free impartial advice to Fresh Start users. The service is aimed at Fresh Start service users who are facing financial crisis some sessions will be open to ....more
Glasgow City Council - Financial Inclusion Service - Citizens Advice Direct
£61,852 21/03/2019
The provision of financial inclusion advice and housing information and advice services.
Glasgow City Council - Financial Inclusion Service - Citizens Advice Direct
£61,852 31/05/2018
The provision of financial inclusion advice and housing information and advice services.
Robertson Trust - Support Coordinator salary and volunteer costs
£51,000 21/03/2017
Support Coordinator salary and volunteer costs
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Bite Size Digital Skills
£9,992 01/03/2017
ADS will use their existing Create eLearning package to design bitesize digital skills modules for their volunteers. Face-to-face or online learning will be offered depending on the needs of the ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Mayday Button
£9,993 19/01/2017
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Mayday Button
Glasgow City Council - Financial Inclusion Service - Citizens Advice Direct
£61,852 22/01/2015
The provision of financial inclusion advice and housing information and advice services.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (9)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 42-66
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 26/11/2001, number: SC034473
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/11/2001, number: SC225689
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Mercantile Chambers, 39-69 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 6TS

Objectives

The company's objects are to promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the communities of Scotland and the UK by the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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