Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

Reasonable growth: +1
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 0

WILLIAMSBURGH HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 20 years

www.williamsburghha.co.uk

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
Donations & Legacies
Other Income
Investment Income
Total income	£8,182,918	£8,317,760	£9,441,958	£9,041,928	£10,848,635	£8,702,716
Charitable activities spending
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending	£7,953,536	£7,604,902	£9,364,754	£8,803,745	£10,483,390	£11,265,714
Surplus/deficit	£229,382	£712,858	£77,204	£238,183	£365,245	-£2,562,998

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

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: Renfrewshire

This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

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
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Williamsburgh on the Web
£9,500	01/08/2019	Williamsburgh on the Web proposes to offer a 3 x2 hour weekly drop in sessions and one-to-one support. These sessions would be planned and lead by WHA's Digital Motivator and would involve both one ....more Williamsburgh on the Web proposes to offer a 3 x2 hour weekly drop in sessions and one-to-one support. These sessions would be planned and lead by WHA's Digital Motivator and would involve both one to one and small group provision. The aim of these sessions would be to support residents and the wider community to gain basic digital skills at their own pace following an identification of need (through existing referral mechanisms), or on a drop in basis (self-referral or signposting). We will provide an appropriate number of laptop/ tablet devices at each venue and access to internet and accessible meeting space. We will also encourage participants to use their own devices or those that they can easily access elsewhere – however we will ensure that devices are appropriate to the activity being undertaken. In addition to one-to-one support, 2 of the Williamsburgh on the Web sessions would be marketed as digital employability drop ins, with the aim being to provide the basic digital skills required to be able to fulfil the claimant commitments required of jobseekers such as updating Universal Credit accounts, creating and uploading CV's and cover letters, email accounts and website jobsearch and would therefore meet the requirement of supporting working age people to increase financial capability, employment and other economic outcomes. 1 of the Williamsburgh on the Web sessions would be marketed alongside some of our group sessions that operate – this will provide them with basic digital skills such as websearch, and use of social media, and can be expanded organically in response to the desire of the participants on how digital devices can improve the groups experience.
National Lottery Community Fund - Renfrew Association of Growers and Gardeners (RAGG)
£596,459	07/11/2012 60	The project will improve the physical wellbeing, mental wellbeing and confidence of residents living in Renfrew West. It will achieve this by developing a community growing space in Broadloan, ....more The project will improve the physical wellbeing, mental wellbeing and confidence of residents living in Renfrew West. It will achieve this by developing a community growing space in Broadloan, Renfrew. Project activities will include access to 30 gardening plots for individuals or community groups, open access to the garden by the community with tailored sessions run in partnership with local community groups, schools, Health Improvement Teams, GPs, Green Gym, Renfrew Care Home, JobCentre Plus and others.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Allotment/Garden Sharing Scheme
£65,382	02/02/2011 24	This grant will be used to develop the Williamsburgh Housing Associations project to introduce a garden allotment and a garden share scheme for people living in the five neighbourhoods of Renfrew ....more This grant will be used to develop the Williamsburgh Housing Associations project to introduce a garden allotment and a garden share scheme for people living in the five neighbourhoods of Renfrew West. When acquired and fully developed, the garden allotment plans to provide forty plots for individual use and twenty plots for schools or community group use.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 27/02/2004, number: SC035350

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Ralston House, Cyril Street, Paisley, PA1 1RW

Objectives

2 The objects of the Association are: 2.1 to provide for the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through the provision, construction, improvement and management of land and accommodation and the provision of care. and 2.2 any other purpose or object permitted under Section 24 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 which is charitable both for the purposes of Section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and also in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts. 3 The permitted activities and powers of the Association will include anything which is necessary or expedient to help the Association achieve these objects. 4 The Association shall not trade for profit. The registered office of the Association is at : Ralston House, Cyril Street, Paisley, PA1 1RW.

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