Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -1

500 MILES

Analysis by Giving is Great

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/12/17	31/12/18	31/12/19	31/12/20	31/12/21	31/12/22	31/12/23
Charitable activities		£22,179
Donations & Legacies		£227,521
Other Income
Investment Income		£4,191
Total income	£131,923	£253,891	£100,263	£118,350	£148,852	£163,651	£255,295
Charitable activities spending		£250,160
Fundraising costs		13%
Other spending
Total spending	£251,846	£281,967	£236,233	£125,053	£142,368	£127,130	£108,715
Surplus/deficit	-£119,923	-£28,076	-£135,970	-£6,703	£6,484	£36,521	£146,580

Established: 17 years

www.500miles.co.uk

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
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 health
The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Overseas only, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

People with disabilities or health problems

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 02/05/2007, number: SC038205

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Box 500, 44-46 Morningside Road, Edinburgh, EH10 4BF

Objectives

The objects of the Charity shall be to support Disabled People in deprived areas of the world by creating, establishing, managing, running, donating to or otherwise supporting projects which the Charity may from time to time consider will further the interests of Disabled People, under declaration that the Charity shall have a particular focus on furthering the interests of Amputees including the provision of prosthetic services and/or components and/or devices to them

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