Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 17

INSPIRING SCOTLAND

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Established: 16 years

www.inspiringscotland.org.uk

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	£431,613	£1,917,133	£2,622,808	£3,497,065		£28,261,674
Donations & Legacies	£7,118,744	£8,464,852	£9,822,938	£18,000,783		£16,871,393
Other Income
Investment Income	£470
Total income	£7,550,827	£10,381,985	£12,445,746	£21,497,848	£39,359,282	£45,133,067
Charitable activities spending	£7,749,799	£9,818,031	£11,471,220	£20,861,738		£45,789,772
Fundraising costs	2%	2%	1%	1%	0%	0%
Other spending
Total spending	£7,928,607	£9,995,398	£11,634,292	£20,987,861	£37,599,812	£45,940,470
Surplus/deficit	-£377,780	£386,587	£811,454	£509,987	£1,759,470	-£807,403

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Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of citizenship or community development

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

Other charities or voluntary bodies

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 Inspiring Scotland
£10,000	28/07/2023	Donation from The Ross Girls Fund
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Inspiring Scotland 14:19 Fund
£300,000	01/09/2016 36	Award to support work of 14-19 Fund. The Fund aims to reduce the number of young people who struggle to make a successful transition between school and further education, training or work.
Dulverton Trust - the Early Years Pilot
£25,000	10/06/2015	the Early Years Pilot
Dulverton Trust - the Early Years Fund
£25,000	11/06/2014	the Early Years Fund
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Inspiring Scotland 14:19 Fund
£750,000	26/03/2013	Award to support work of 14-19 Fund. The Fund aims to reduce the number of young people who struggle to make a successful transition between school and further education, training or work.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Inspiring Scotland
£750,000	20/03/2008 12	Towards Project costs Towards core costs which will support Inspiring Scotland in its efforts to build a new £10m fund for vulnerable 14-19 year olds.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 38-69

CONGREVE, Emma
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Economist

DUNLOP, Andrew Sinclair
Appointed: 2014
Occupation: Venture Capitalist

GRAHAM, Lucy
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Company Director

LE SUEUR, Gary De Vinchelez
Appointed: 2015
Occupation: Fund Manager

MCGRANE, Joseph
Appointed: 2015
Occupation: None

MILNE, Dona Margaret
Appointed: 2015
Occupation: Consultant In Public Health

O’DONNELL, Annemarie
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Ceo

WHITE, Joyce Helen
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Chief Executive

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 23/05/2008, number: SC039605
Registered at Companies House on 06/05/2008, number: SC342436

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Suite 2, 14 New Mart Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1RL

Objectives

) The objects of the Trust are to promote such purposes, objects or institutions charitable in law and in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit. 'Charitable' and 'charitable in law' shall mean charitable for purposes common to the Taxes Acts and the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof.

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