Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

CALA INTEGRATED SERVICES 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
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 £301,866 £294,667 £379,150 £639,277 £1,422,152
Donations & Legacies £2,896
Other Income
Investment Income
Total income £629,691 £623,872 £712,628 £799,038 £933,147 £1,425,048
Charitable activities spending £586,399 £673,075 £702,978 £631,237 £1,220,644
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending £586,399 £673,075 £702,978 £631,237 £903,084 £1,220,644
Surplus/deficit £43,292 -£49,203 £9,650 £167,801 £30,063 £204,404
Established: 21 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Other education services
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Highland
Who it helps
  • Children or young people

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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Junior World, Care and Learning Alliance
£3,495 21/10/2023
We help children from a young as two-years-old to take pride in their community and environment. We'd like gardening equipment and resources for our year-round projects.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 28-66
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 25/02/2003, number: SC034553
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/02/2003, number: SC244629
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

40 Longman Drive, Inverness, IV1 1SU

Objectives

To promote, maintain, improve and advance education and social developments of children, the parents, carers and families of such children and other appropriate persons with emphasis on play experience. To encourage study of the needs and problems of families and children (iii) To stimulate and educate the public interest in this and other relatea educational and social fields (iv) To encourage the formation, maintenance and development of playgroups, parent and toddler groups, under 5 groups, full day care and education schemes and to encourage appropriate parental involvement within these aforementioned groups including the services of home-visiting support and self help groups.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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