Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

PARTNERSHIPS FOR WELLBEING LIMITED 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Total income £92,342 £104,371 £127,346 £129,699 £128,956 £191,173
Total spending £115,947 £108,968 £107,128 £107,594 £137,226 £172,195
Surplus/deficit -£23,605 -£4,597 £20,218 £22,105 -£8,270 £18,978
Established: 20 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of public participation in sport','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Highland
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£12,733
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Partnerships for Wellbeing
£5,000 28/04/2023
40% of the salary costs for an accessible community transport service in Inverness.
National Lottery Community Fund - Wheelchair Accessible Community Transport -UKPCOL
£2,783 03/11/2022
This group will use the funding to meet the inflationary increase in the costs of delivering their community transport and wheelchair accessible vehicle service in Inverness.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£10,000 21/10/2022
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Wheelchair Accessible Community transport for Inverness
National Lottery Community Fund - Inverness Festival of Walking
£9,950 21/06/2022
This group will use the funding to develop a 'festival of walking' in partnership with a range of local organisations.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 35-76
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 25/10/2004, number: SC036055
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/10/2004, number: SC275314
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

31-33 Wells Street, Inverness, IV3 5JU

Objectives

(a) To contribute to the development and improvement of health, wellbeing and social care in a sustainable way throughout the Highlands of Scotland and as resources permit the United Kingdom, through active partnerships with individuals, communities, and private, statutory and voluntary sectors, tackling isolation and social exclusion in urban, rural and transient populations, facilitating independent and active living. (b) The provision of advice and assistance with regard to the establishment and operation of enterprises whose activities are directed towards the aims referred to in subparagraph (a). (c) The provisions of training opportunities for those referred to above with a view to such residents within the region acquiring skills which will assist them in obtaining paid employment. (d) To do all such other lawful and charitable things as are necessary for the attainment of the objects referred to above.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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