Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Spending falling: -1
but now stabilising: +1
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 0

THE ESTHER'S COMPANY

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/17	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£5,815	£3,557	£70,142	£4,610	£64,022	£23,070	£10,566
Total spending	£6,200	£3,343	£70,277	£4,490	£61,736	£13,428	£18,764
Surplus/deficit	-£385	£214	-£135	£120	£2,286	£9,642	-£8,198

Established: 13 years

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Services for females

Purposes

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

Where it operates

UK and overseas, main operating location: Glasgow City

Who it helps

Other defined groups

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Welcome To Glasgow (WTG)
£3,000	10/12/2021	To cover the cost of running a welcome project for students. The grant should specifically be spent on the following costs: Freshers' Hangout food and drinks (£250 per session x 2 - ....more To cover the cost of running a welcome project for students. The grant should specifically be spent on the following costs: Freshers' Hangout food and drinks (£250 per session x 2 - December/February) = £500 Hall hire for Freshers hangout at Whiteinch C
Corra Foundation - Enabling_Neighbourhoods_Fund-21/1157
£5,000	11/05/2021	Towards the costs associated with delivering activities in your local community.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Esther's Company
£5,000	08/12/2020	To deliver a cooking on a budget programme, the ?No Left-Overs? project that incorporates financial literacy support, and communications training.
Women's Fund for Scotland - Grant to Esther's Company
£4,800	23/09/2020 2	To contribute to the costs of the continuation for a year of the project "MaxiMIND", which provides online workshops, seminars, training and a chatroom for women in the BAME community ....more To contribute to the costs of the continuation for a year of the project "MaxiMIND", which provides online workshops, seminars, training and a chatroom for women in the BAME community isolated due to Covid-19
National Lottery Community Fund - The Shift
£9,910	22/09/2020 5	This group will use funding to develop and empower around 40 women from the BAME community across East Renfrewshire Paisley South Lanarkshire and North Lanarkshire. The project will run for six ....more This group will use funding to develop and empower around 40 women from the BAME community across East Renfrewshire Paisley South Lanarkshire and North Lanarkshire. The project will run for six months benefitting women who do not have recourse to public funds and have either lost their jobs or had their hours significantly reduced as a result of COVID-19.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,991	16/09/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Esther's Company
£4,991	16/09/2020	To provide online befriending, training, mentoring and counselling support to women from the BME community in Glasgow who are struggling with their mental health, are isolated and require support to ....more To provide online befriending, training, mentoring and counselling support to women from the BME community in Glasgow who are struggling with their mental health, are isolated and require support to move into employment.
Scottish Government - The Esther's Company
£2,000	22/06/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - The Esther's Company
£13,900	22/06/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Esther's Company
£5,000	24/04/2020	To provide food and other essential supplies to 80 individuals in need from ethnic minority groups around Glasgow.

Amount

When
Months

To be used for

Foundation Scotland - Welcome To Glasgow (WTG)

£3,000

10/12/2021

To cover the cost of running a welcome project for students. The grant should specifically be spent on the following costs: Freshers' Hangout food and drinks (£250 per session x 2 - ....more

Corra Foundation - Enabling_Neighbourhoods_Fund-21/1157

£5,000

11/05/2021

Towards the costs associated with delivering activities in your local community.

Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Esther's Company

£5,000

08/12/2020

To deliver a cooking on a budget programme, the ?No Left-Overs? project that incorporates financial literacy support, and communications training.

Women's Fund for Scotland - Grant to Esther's Company

£4,800

23/09/2020
2

To contribute to the costs of the continuation for a year of the project "MaxiMIND", which provides online workshops, seminars, training and a chatroom for women in the BAME community ....more

National Lottery Community Fund - The Shift

£9,910

22/09/2020
5

This group will use funding to develop and empower around 40 women from the BAME community across East Renfrewshire Paisley South Lanarkshire and North Lanarkshire. The project will run for six ....more

DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund

£4,991

16/09/2020

NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more

Foundation Scotland	£17,991
Scottish Government	£15,900
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,910
Corra Foundation	£5,000
DCMS	£4,991
Women's Fund for Scotland	£4,800

THE ESTHER'S COMPANY

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