Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 1
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1

RELATIONSHIPS SCOTLAND 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • Spending has increased 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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 17 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
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 £129,472 £114,659 £84,128 £93,203 £810,063
Donations & Legacies £1,576,849 £1,600,450 £1,576,600 £2,243,450 £1,610,500
Other Income £3,000 £3,015 £3,177 £8,760
Investment Income £584 £165 £101 £49 £502
Total income £1,741,382 £1,750,652 £1,714,548 £2,379,073 £2,418,860 £2,421,065
Charitable activities spending £1,879,856 £1,862,991 £1,769,061 £2,374,990 £2,398,032
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending £1,879,856 £1,862,991 £1,769,061 £2,374,990 £2,374,940 £2,398,032
Surplus/deficit -£138,474 -£112,339 -£54,513 £4,083 £43,920 £23,033
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • Other defined groups','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
Where it operates
  • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

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
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Relationships Scotland
£3,655 09/12/2020
To pay the salary of an additional sessional counsellor allowing RSO to increase service provision to meet the increased demand experienced since lockdown.
Dulverton Trust - Child Contact Centre Development Officer
£30,000 10/06/2015
Child Contact Centre Development Officer
Robertson Trust - The Child Contact Centre Development Officer
£35,000 28/02/2015
The Child Contact Centre Development Officer
Dulverton Trust - the costs of the Child Contact Centre Development Officer
£45,000 13/06/2012
the costs of the Child Contact Centre Development Officer

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (10)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Directors: 33-76
  • CLARK, Ian
    Appointed: 2021
    Occupation: Retired Consultant Psychiatrist And Medical Direct
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 11/09/2007, number: SC038683
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/02/2006, number: SC297368
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

18 York Place, Edinburgh, , EH1 3EP

Objectives

to relieve the needs and promote the welfare of families, individuals and children affected by relationship difficulties by promoting, developing and co-ordinating support services, principally family mediation, child contact centres and confidential counselling services

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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