Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ALLIANCE SCOTLAND 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition
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 £48,350 £256,168 £375,538 £423,258 £3,062,132 £3,174,827
Donations & Legacies £6,540,827 £3,104,749 £6,461,531 £6,467,822 £5,175,268
Other Income £24,037 £3,392 £4,101 £500 £32,309 £3,564
Investment Income £45,979 £60,075 £66,110 £52,066 £29,053 £152,578
Total income £3,927,952 £6,671,339 £3,445,252 £6,913,219 £6,943,696 £8,045,766 £8,507,870
Charitable activities spending £4,236,724 £3,159,940 £4,021,182 £5,183,346 £4,055,653 £6,208,583
Fundraising costs 5% 3% 27% 14% 13% 13% 14%
Other spending £299,322
Total spending £4,743,816 £4,751,418 £4,075,412 £4,978,762 £6,081,954 £5,082,587 £7,368,962
Surplus/deficit -£815,864 £1,919,921 -£630,160 £1,934,457 £861,742 £2,963,179 £1,138,908
Established: 18 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
Who it helps
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

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
William Grant Foundation£270,000
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy£22,497
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Concert for Caring: A celebration of carers in Scotland
£10,000 25/04/2023
The group will use the funds to host a concert and an exhibition for carers at the Royal Concert Hall in September 2023.
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Democratising Access to Community Services (DACS)
£22,497 01/04/2022
Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10026268
William Grant Foundation - Self Management Fund 2020/21
£120,000 28/10/2020
12
For re-granting to applicants to the Alliance's Self Management Fund alongside Scottish Government funds distributed through that scheme. The Self Management Fund 2020/21 will support projects across ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Carer stories in photo film and word
£10,000 21/04/2020
12
This group will use the funding to hold an exhibition in Glasgow and across Scotland helping to amplify the stories and voices of carers.
William Grant Foundation - Self Management Fund 2019/20
£150,000 27/08/2019
12
For re-granting to applicants to the Alliance's Self Management Fund alongside Scottish Government funds distributed through that scheme.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mind Waves: positive news about health and wellbeing
£10,000 26/03/2018
11
This group will continue its Mind Waves online mental health self-management project in Glasgow. People with mental health issues will become volunteer community correspondents and will update the ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Health and Social Care Alliance 'Celebrating Carers' Publication and F
£10,000 07/05/2014
12
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - There is no project name available for this record
£10,000 12/08/2011
12
This group plan to develop a new service in partnership with the Citizen's Advice Bureau and Macmillan Cancer Support delivering intensive support for people with long term health conditions ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Life Changes Trust
£661,814 31/05/2011
24
This is funding so that Long term Conditions Alliance Scotland can create full business proposal to deliver a Trust aimed at supporting a process of transformation at critical stages in the lives of ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (11)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 53-77
  • MCGINLEY, Alan
    Appointed: 2019
    Occupation: Policy And Engagement Manager
  • TAYLOR, Douglas
    Appointed: 2013
    Occupation: Senior Strategy And Development Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 14/09/2006, number: SC037475
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/08/2006, number: SC307731
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Venlaw Building, 349 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4AA

Objectives

The company’s objects are:- a) to advance the health of and to relieve the needs of people suffering from long term conditions (including those people who live with deafness, hearing loss, sight loss and deafblindness) and of the elderly (hereinafter called “the beneficiaries”), in particular by bringing together voluntary organisations established for the relief of beneficiaries in a common effort to improve their care, treatment and management. b) to advance the education of the public on the causes, effects, treatment and management of all long term conditions and, additionally, of the specific needs of the elderly. c) to advance the human rights of the beneficiaries and to promote equality and diversity in respect of such people including through the development of policy initiatives and establishing a dialogue with public sector and other bodies, in this regard. d) to relieve the needs of people whose welfare is adversely affected by problems in accessing appropriate health care, social care and/or welfare support and their families and carers by (a) providing advice and one-to-one support and/or (b) by directing them to appropriate organisations and agencies which are in a position to assist and/or (c) by encouraging them to participate in activities in the community which may improve their health and wellbeing.”

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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