Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Overall weighted support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

    VALUES INTO ACTION SCOTLAND

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    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 £246,274
    Donations & Legacies £314,467
    Other Income
    Investment Income £89
    Total income £190,878 £243,299 £207,121 £421,296 £496,678 £491,795
    Charitable activities spending £380,750 £534,525
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending
    Total spending £182,774 £203,661 £263,710 £380,750 £448,884 £534,525
    Surplus/deficit £8,104 £39,638 -£56,589 £40,546 £47,794 -£42,730
    Established: 18 years
    Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Services for people with disabilities
    Purposes
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
    • The promotion of equality and diversity','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

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Foundation Scotland - SHE - Sexual Health & Empowerment
    £38,088 25/09/2020
    52
    to contribute towards the salary costs of a lead consultant, learning disability consultant, administrative support, video production, premise hire, catering, rent, staff travel, office consumables, ....more
    Scottish Government - Values Into Action Scotland
    £9,001 16/06/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    National Lottery Community Fund - The Life I Want
    £145,357 15/04/2019
    36
    This group will use the funding to give people with learning disabilities the opportunity to give feedback to services they need, and to influence the development of new activities to help improve ....more

    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 11/04/2007, number: SC038072
    • Registered at Companies House on 19/03/2007, number: SC318911
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR19: 13 days late,
    Main office

    Unit 16/18, Hillington Business Centre, 15/17 Nasmyth Road South, Hillington, Glasgow, G52 4RE

    Objectives

    Objects 2 The company’s objects are: To promote the cause of people with learning disabilities and / or on the autistic spectrum, by: a) Advancing their citizenship b) Advancing their human rights. c) Promoting their equal rights. d) Relieving the disadvantage experienced by reason of those disabilities, in part, though not exclusively, by educating the public and policy makers about the disadvantages discrimination that people may face

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving

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