Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 1

FRESH START BORDERS

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

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£6,416	£21,506	£18,524	£28,750	£21,787	£31,004
Total spending	£6,385	£15,057	£23,972	£33,462	£11,974	£27,184
Surplus/deficit	£31	£6,449	-£5,448	-£4,712	£9,813	£3,820

Established: 15 years

www.freshstartborders.org.uk

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals

GiG Classification

Financial or material assistance

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Scottish Borders

Who it helps

Other defined groups

Who supports 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Fresh Start Borders
£2,682	24/10/2020	We would like to continue, to supply necessary items that alleviate the stress of moving out of homelessness.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 02/12/2009, number: SC041071

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Unit9B, Tweed Mills, Dunsdale Road, Selkirk, TD75DZ

Objectives

2.1 to relieve the poverty, suffering and distress of people who are in a condition of need, hardship or distress by providing, or assisting in the provision of, household goods with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the Scottish Borders generally but in particular those who have need of such facilities by virtue of their youth, age, infirmity, disability, handicap, poverty, homelessness, unemployment or social and economic circumstances. 2.2 to undertake such other charitable activities as may be helpful to the aforesaid persons.

Data Sources