Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY PERTH AND KINROSS 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
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 £259,266 £307,733 £10,543
Donations & Legacies £518 £1,200 £149 £389,450
Other Income £332,955 £32
Investment Income £33 £93 £89 £33 £1,607
Total income £270,104 £319,767 £343,465 £399,381 £479,300 £484,317
Charitable activities spending £260,033 £316,391 £312,115 £340,063 £461,186
Fundraising costs
Other spending £650
Total spending £260,033 £316,391 £312,115 £340,713 £364,506 £461,186
Surplus/deficit £10,071 £3,376 £31,350 £58,668 £114,794 £23,131
Established: 20 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The promotion of equality and diversity
  • 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: Perth And Kinross
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems

Who supports 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
Foundation Scotland - N/A
£2,000 03/06/2014
11
to contribute towards the cost of IT equipment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (4)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 22-64
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 14/01/2004, number: SC035138
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/03/2003, number: SC246131
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

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Objectives

(1) To advance education of the general public and stakeholders whose actions may impact negatively on the lives of people at disadvantage, because they are disadvantaged or vulnerable through disability, illness or life circumstances. who are unable to represent themselves and/or do not have anyone to speak on their behalf. Hereafter described as vulnerable people. (2) To provide support and independent advocacy for those people who are in danger of exclusion and/or poverty as a result of their disadvantage to enable them in making decisions that have a positive impact on their lives some of which may be in response to the actions of others mentioned in (1) above.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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