Overall GiG Score: 12 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 4
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

MELLOW PARENTING LIMITED 

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 extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Established: 18 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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 £490,835 £373,112 £367,318 £265,223 £284,943 £331,955
Donations & Legacies £3,490 £1,535 £600 £40
Other Income £155 £450
Investment Income £222 £80 £33 £8 £776
Total income £494,547 £374,727 £368,073 £265,746 £284,951 £332,851
Charitable activities spending £618,200 £429,538 £323,796 £220,748 £264,846 £318,917
Fundraising costs
Other spending £12,127
Total spending £618,200 £441,665 £323,796 £220,748 £264,846 £318,917
Surplus/deficit -£123,653 -£66,938 £44,277 £44,998 £20,105 £13,934
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • People with disabilities or health problems
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • UK and overseas, main operating location: Glasgow City
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

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 Government - Mellow Parenting Limited
£34,171 10/03/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Mellow Parenting Limited
£16,909 19/11/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Upgrading Mellow's Technology
£8,400 19/05/2020
3
This group will use the funding to upgrade their IT equipment ensuring they continue providing support and training to practitioners who are working with vulnerable families across Scotland during ....more
Robertson Trust - Building Better Relationships Training Programme
£13,000 12/03/2019
Building Better Relationships Training Programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Mellow Ability: for parents and their children with additional needs
£147,439 19/08/2016
24
This group supports parents and their children with additional needs in Glasgow, Falkirk and East Renfrewshire. This project will support 90 parents and children with additional needs using 12 ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (9)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Directors: 27-75
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 17/07/2006, number: SC037384
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/09/2008, number: SC349127
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Unit 4, Six Harmony Row, Glasgow, G51 3BA

Objectives

The advancement of the mental health and development of children. Education, training and research to enhance the capabilities, skills and understanding of parent and carers to enable them to support the mental health and development of children. Provision of training and support for families where parents or carers or children have or are at risk of experiencing difficulties in parent/carer and child relationships or mental health difficulties

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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