Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 15

CEARTAS

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material 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

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 20 years

www.ceartas.org.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	30/06/17	30/06/18	30/06/19	30/06/20	30/06/21	30/06/22	30/06/23
Charitable activities
Donations & Legacies		£507,282	£475,614	£471,768	£482,153		£446,852
Other Income
Investment Income			£1,973	£1,133	£584	£134	£2,731
Total income	£550,806	£507,282	£477,587	£472,901	£482,737	£598,428	£449,583
Charitable activities spending		£572,971	£419,590	£477,394	£445,899	£434,915	£552,186
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending	£526,179	£572,971	£419,590	£477,394	£445,899	£434,915	£552,186
Surplus/deficit	£24,627	-£65,689	£57,997	-£4,493	£36,838	£163,513	-£102,603

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of health

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: East Dunbartonshire

This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Who it helps

Older People
People with disabilities or health problems
Other defined groups

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£211,224
Scottish Government	£19,240
Co-Operative Group	£2,936

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Connect Create Change
£122,938	06/06/2023	This group will use the 3-year funding to provide local people with a programme of wellbeing and creative activities to build resilience by provide opportunities to participate in the wider community ....more This group will use the 3-year funding to provide local people with a programme of wellbeing and creative activities to build resilience by provide opportunities to participate in the wider community and access services independently.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ceartas
£2,936	23/10/2021	Our De Café programme will help people affected by dementia make friendships and connections, by creating a safe and supportive place to have fun together and feel included in the local community.
Scottish Government - Ceartas
£19,240	10/06/2020	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connect Create Change
£88,286	09/06/2020 24	This group will use the funding to expand the group's peer support programme currently running in East Dunbartonshire. They will employ a project worker to co-ordinate oversee develop and connect ....more This group will use the funding to expand the group's peer support programme currently running in East Dunbartonshire. They will employ a project worker to co-ordinate oversee develop and connect the different sessions .
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - OPAL: Social Prescribing and Digital Inclusion
£6,980	03/09/2018	Detailed information not yet available.
National Lottery Community Fund - My Voice, My Choice
£9,280	26/04/2017 2	My Voice, My Choice
National Lottery Community Fund - Feasibility Study: Advocacy Cafe/Work Experience for Vulnerable Adults
£10,000	05/02/2013 12	This group supports people with dementia and acquired brain injuries, it will use the funding for a feasibility study into expanding their advocacy cafe project.

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How is it governed?

Directors (6)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 40-75

FERNANDES, Luisa
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Business Analyst

GEEKIE, Allan Stewart Keith
Appointed: 2004
Occupation: Consultant

KERR, Elizabeth Anne
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Professor

MCINTOSH, Neil
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Director Of Services

MCNAIR, Anne, Councillor
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Retired

STARK, Richard James
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Commercial Director

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 01/03/2004, number: SC035269
Registered at Companies House on 01/03/2004, number: SC264199

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

McGregor House, 10 Donaldson Crescent, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow, G66 1XF

Objectives

To relieve the suffering and distress and generally promote the welfare of children, physically disabled persons, those with learning difficulticulties and those affected by mental ill-health and older people by: (a) providing an advocacy, information and other forms of support for such persons. (b) promoting and encouraging the training and education of people so that they may develop skills to help the aforementioned persons c) promoting the understanding and awareness of the rights of the aforementioned individuals, their families and their carers. and d) encouraging such persons to involve themselves in all aspects of society and, in particular, in those decisions affecting themselves their families and their carers, through co-operation with the authorities and other agencies.

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