Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

IMPACT FUNDING PARTNERS LIMITED 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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 £12,369,411 £14,728,407 £13,256,678 £661,734 £421,621
Donations & Legacies £9,553,237 £2,366,748
Other Income £598 £18,647 £44,993 £56,322 £15,159
Investment Income £1,820 £411 £3,879
Total income £12,370,009 £14,747,054 £13,303,491 £10,271,704 £2,101,815 £2,807,407
Charitable activities spending £12,187,777 £14,227,838 £12,906,455 £10,386,520 £2,911,746
Fundraising costs 2% 1% 2% 2% 2%
Other spending
Total spending £12,393,575 £14,438,177 £13,111,026 £10,551,248 £2,159,609 £2,911,746
Surplus/deficit -£23,566 £308,877 £192,465 -£279,544 -£57,794 -£104,339
Established: 21 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the promotion of equality and diversity
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Fife
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 46-62
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 22/12/2003, number: SC035037
  • Notes: Previous Charity name - Voluntary Action Fund from 22/12/2013-12/03/2019
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/12/2003, number: SC261186
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

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Objectives

4 The company's objects are: (i) to generate positive social change, in particular the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, by developing and managing innovative funds. (ii) the promotion of equality and diversity by managing funds and providing training to promote equality, good practice, and the welfare of those in the community from underrepresented groups. (iii) to advance citizenship and community development by providing organisational and developmental support to build the community engagement capacity of the third, public and private sectors. and (iv) to meet needs identified by local people to improve networks and support structures and to help support development within communities be they geographical or interest based.

Data Sources

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