Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

THE ARCHIE FOUNDATION 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 16 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
Charitable activities £465,421 £314,779 £242,128 £392,330
Donations & Legacies £1,685,895 £1,786,316 £942,607 £783,347
Other Income £217,260 £42,543
Investment Income £8,819 £11,079 £8,819 £5,662 £7,817
Total income £2,166,045 £2,570,775 £3,394,451 £1,194,788 £1,073,685 £1,495,504
Charitable activities spending £1,469,784 £2,458,595 £811,834 £598,693 £906,492
Fundraising costs 27% 37% 48% 36% 20% 15%
Other spending
Total spending £2,284,378 £2,415,088 £4,096,735 £1,157,560 £801,782 £1,122,681
Surplus/deficit -£118,333 £155,687 -£702,284 £37,228 £271,903 £372,823
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
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
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Aberdeen

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
Scottish Government£129,310
BBC Children in Need£98,411
Co-Operative Group£16,137
Foundation Scotland£15,704
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Archie Foundation
£3,300 11/12/2023
Donation from Moidart Fund - RE39315
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Archie Foundation
£2,943 21/10/2023
We support babies, sick and bereaved children, and deprived families across the local communities we cover. We make a family's hospital experience easier by providing accommodation for parents.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Archie Foundation
£1,330 21/10/2023
We would like funding to help supply HCU with toys, arts and crafts – distracting children on the ward/waiting to go to theatre – as well as sensory toys for those who require peace and quiet.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Archie Foundation
£310 11/08/2023
Donation from Lifescan Scotland Ltd Fund
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Archie Foundation
£1,150 16/05/2023
Anonymous donation from Foundation Scotland Donor
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The ARCHIE Foundation
£2,338 22/10/2022
Seeing your child admitted to hospital is stressful for any parent but for families living on or below the breadline, it is a desperate time. We want to help alleviate this stress and hardship.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The ARCHIE Foundation - Highland Children's Unit
£2,234 22/10/2022
Seeing your child unexpectedly admitted to hospital is stressful for any parent, but for families living below the breadline, it's a desperate time. We want to help alleviate this stress and hardship.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The ARCHIE Foundation - Tayside Children's Hospital
£1,227 22/10/2022
Seeing your child unexpectedly admitted to hospital is stressful for any parent, but for families living below the breadline it can be a desperate time. We aim to ease the stress and hardship.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Archie Foundation
£850 09/05/2022
Yearly donation from anonymous client. Please provide us with an update on your previous year's activities, which we can pass on to our client as an update.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Archie Foundation
£700 25/10/2021
Donation from Lifescan Scotland Ltd
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The ARCHIE Foundation
£2,838 23/10/2021
Seeing your child admitted to hospital is stressful for any parent but for families living on or below the breadline, it is a desperate time. We want to help alleviate this stress and hardship.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The ARCHIE Foundation
£3,226 23/10/2021
Seeing your child admitted to hospital is stressful for any parent but for families living on or below the breadline, it can be a desperate time. We want to help alleviate this stress and hardship.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Archie Foundation
£664 06/05/2021
Yearly donation from anonymous client. Please provide us with an update on your previous year's activities, which we can pass on to our client as an update.
Scottish Government - The Archie Foundation
£18,500 21/01/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Archie Foundation
£5,000 16/12/2020
To provide emergency grants of up to £500 to families experiencing financial difficulty who have children who attend hospital appointments or have an emergency admission at NHS Children?s Hospitals ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Archie Foundation
£2,000 20/10/2020
Donation from the Northern Meeting Charity.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Archie Foundation
£730 25/06/2020
Yearly donation from anonymous client. Please provide us with an update on your previous year's activities, which we can pass on to our client as an update.
Scottish Government - The Archie Foundation
£38,000 15/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Grampian Child Bereavement Network - activity days
£3,601 27/04/2020
11
This foundation will run a programme of family activity days and teen groups for children and young people who have experienced bereavement.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Archie Foundation
£98,411 24/04/2020
36
This project will deliver a variety of immediate and longer term bespoke support and advice to children who have experienced bereavement in the Grampian region. Children will experience reduced ....more
Scottish Government - The ARCHIE Foundation
£72,810 23/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Archie Foundation
£1,000 08/04/2020
Donation from the Northern Meeting Charity, for Archie Foundation Highland .
Robertson Trust - The Tayside Children's Hospital Appeal
£200,000 31/01/2016
The Tayside Children's Hospital Appeal
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (12)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 39-72
  • BRUCE, Irene
    Appointed: 2022
    Occupation: Employee Relations Manager
  • WHYTE, Hazel
    Appointed: 2022
    Occupation: Unit Operational Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 16/04/2008, number: SC039521
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/03/2008, number: SC340297
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Royal Aberdeen Childrens Hospital, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZG

Objectives

The Company's charitable purposes are the relief of suffering and distress and the furtherance of health by supporting, equipping, enhancement and maintenance of the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital and child health services across Grampian, Tayside, Highlands and Islands, research related to child health, specialist training for child health professionals, support for children, young people and their families who use child health services in Grampian, Tayside, Highlands and Islands, also to include supporting, equipping and enhancement of child health services in Africa for children, young people and their families who use child health services in Africa or for such other related charitable objects as the company in its sole discretion may determine. The Company operates on a non-profit basis.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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