Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

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Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
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 £183,604 £172,805 £173,432 £172,300 £171,023 £172,890
Total spending £173,605 £164,879 £164,753 £162,253 £161,397 £154,924
Surplus/deficit £9,999 £7,926 £8,679 £10,047 £9,626 £17,966
Established: 19 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 prevention or relief of poverty
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
  • Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
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
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • Other defined groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (4)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 54-72
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 22/09/2005, number: SC036839
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/09/2005, number: SC290726
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

47 Causeyside Street, Paisley, PA1 1YN

Objectives

(1) To relieve poverty and relieve the needs of people with physical and/or mental disabilities, illness and/or impairment by increasing the availability of, and facilitating access to independent advocacy, assistance and representation for the benefit of the citizens of Scotland . (2) To advance education by increasing knowledge and awareness of advocacy and related matters

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
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