Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 9
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +9

    INSPIRING COMMUNITIES SCIO 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • 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
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Established: 17 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    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 £143,576 £163,250 £170,557 £178,093 £192,468 £239,705
    Total spending £145,382 £148,161 £177,082 £204,346 £193,647 £228,204
    Surplus/deficit -£1,806 £15,089 -£6,525 -£26,253 -£1,179 £11,501
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','Other defined groups','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the promotion of equality and diversity','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Stirling
    • 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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Henry Smith Charity£249,700
    Robertson Trust£32,000
    Scottish Government£20,535
    The Clothworkers Foundation£2,990
    Foundation Scotland£2,800
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Raploch Community Partnership
    £118,200 11/03/2022
    36
    towards three years' running costs of an organisation, including the salary of a Community Connector, providing support for disadvantaged communities, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Stirling, ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Cook & Coach
    £2,800 10/08/2021
    To fund cook and coach sessions.
    Scottish Government - Raploch Community Partnership SCIO
    £8,475 22/03/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Raploch Community Partnership
    £131,500 12/08/2020
    36
    towards three years' continuation funding of an organisation providing support for people experiencing disadvantage, social isolation, loneliness and health issues in Stirling, Scotland.
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Raploch Community Partnership
    £2,990 15/06/2020
    COVID19 : Purchase IT equipment for a charity focusing on economic and social regeneration in Stirling
    Scottish Government - Raploch Community Partnership SCIO
    £12,060 19/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Robertson Trust - RAP Project - Realising Actual Potential
    £32,000 30/05/2019
    RAP Project - Realising Actual Potential
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Raploch Community Partnership
    £49,000 07/12/2017
    24
    towards two years' running costs of a project providing support for people experiencing social isolation, loneliness and health issues in Stirling
    Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Cook & Coach
    £4,715 02/12/2016
    Our project's main aim will be to focus on CONNECTEDNESS for vulnerable members of the community to build RESILIENCE and tackle SOCIAL ISOLATION by increasing the number of contacts or interactions ....more
    Robertson Trust - RAP Project - Realising Actual Potential
    £45,000 31/10/2015
    RAP Project - Realising Actual Potential
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    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 26/01/2007, number: SC037761
    • Notes: Charity former legal name Raploch Community Partnership SCIO from 26/01/2007 - 11/10/2022 This SCIO was incorporated on 20 August 2019 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (company name: Raploch Community Partnership) (company number: SC391135).
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Raploch Community Campus, Drip Road, Stirling, FK8 1RD

    Objectives

    4.1 The prevention or relief of poverty. 4.2 The advancement of education. 4.3 The advancement of health. 4.4 The advancement of citizenship or community development (including rural or urban regeneration). 4.5 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. 4.6 The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. 4.7 The promotion of equality and diversity. 4.8 The advancement of environmental protection or improvement. 4.9 The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 4.10 The advancement of other similar charitable purposes, projects, initiatives or activities as the charity trustees may consider appropriate.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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