Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Grant maker support: +8

FENIKS COUNSELLING, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT & SUPPORT SERVICE LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Established: 16 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/08/17 31/08/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £9,045
Donations & Legacies £334,870
Other Income
Investment Income £179
Total income £77,212 £61,249 £42,813 £155,115 £195,845 £297,000 £344,094
Charitable activities spending £377,949
Fundraising costs 5%
Other spending
Total spending £62,459 £66,467 £39,464 £156,431 £179,036 £217,883 £377,949
Surplus/deficit £14,753 -£5,218 £3,349 -£1,316 £16,809 £79,117 -£33,855
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
  • Other defined groups
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Home Office£137,928
Corra Foundation£18,000
Scottish Government£7,982
Foundation Scotland£4,848
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Corra Foundation - HDG-21/1644
£18,000 30/09/2021
towards the project "Supporting the Mental Health of the Polish and Central European Community in Edinburgh" expanding the counselling and mental ill health support.
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding
£53,386 01/04/2021
This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to FENIKS. Counselling, Personal Development and Support Services Ltd
£4,848 16/12/2020
To meet a growing demand for emergency counselling by providing 8 counselling sessions each to at least 9 Polish/CCE people in crisis.
Scottish Government - FENIKS Counselling, Personal Development & Support Service Ltd
£7,982 19/06/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Women's Fund for Scotland - Grant to FENIKS. Counselling, Personal Development and Support Services Ltd
£2,554 30/04/2020
to provide an additional 5 hours a week of counselling to 10 women (8 sessions each). for 3 months
Home Office - FENIKS (G)
£48,243 01/04/2020
This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support ....more
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding 2019-20
£36,300 01/04/2019
This grants scheme is enabling organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens through information-giving, advice and provision of technology and assistance to help them make ....more
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£10,000 03/03/2019
The programme was inspired by the Freedom Programme, the Duluth Model as well as Polish domestic abuse prevention programmes. The sessions will explore domestic abuse dynamics, including its cultural ....more
Corra Foundation - HDA-19/56
£4,000 01/02/2019
Towards the salary of the part-time Project Manager
Women's Fund for Scotland - Domestic Abuse Survivors' Group
£10,000 10/12/2018
0
to contribute towards delivering support sessions.
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/29
£4,000 01/02/2018
Towards the salary of the part-time Project Development Officer
Robertson Trust - The Salary Costs of the Project Development Manager
£29,000 21/11/2017
The Salary Costs of the Project Development Manager
Women's Fund for Scotland - Support Programme
£5,000 22/03/2017
9
to contribute towards the cost of running a 12 week support programme for Polish women who have experienced and/or are experiencing domestic abuse.
Corra Foundation - HDA-16/616
£5,000 06/10/2016
towards the salary of the 28hr/wk Project Development Manager
Robertson Trust - Salary Costs of the Project Development Manager
£14,500 31/08/2016
Salary Costs of the Project Development Manager
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 35-50
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 05/12/2007, number: SC039041
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/08/2007, number: SC329038
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

St Margaret's House, 151 London Road, Edinburgh, EH7 6AE

Objectives

The Trusts' objects are to advance the education, relieve the poverty, decreasing and coping with social and psychological pathologies and otherwise promote the welfare of those in the community are disadvantaged through circumstances, socially excluded on the grounds of their ethnic and cultural difference, relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. Promotion of equality and diversity.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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