Overall GiG Score: -2 ?
Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +4

    PASDA 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

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

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Established: 12 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    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 £45,638 £25,975 £27,113 £49,568 £35,734 £16,382
    Total spending £58,317 £39,490 £40,679 £41,187 £34,096 £28,866
    Surplus/deficit -£12,679 -£13,515 -£13,566 £8,381 £1,638 -£12,484
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Other defined groups
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • 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: 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
    Scottish Government£10,000
    Garfield Weston Foundation£5,000
    Corra Foundation£5,000
    Foundation Scotland£4,994
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £5,000 03/09/2021
    Carer Support Programme
    Scottish Government - Pasda
    £10,000 25/11/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Pasda
    £4,994 27/05/2020
    To offer on-line support to older carers (60+) in crisis who are looking after adults with autism.
    Corra Foundation - HDG-19/419
    £5,000 01/06/2019
    Towards the salary of the part-time Administrator, conditional on receiving written confirmation that the appointment has been made.
    Corra Foundation - HDA-16/525
    £5,000 04/08/2016
    toward the salary of the full-time Project Worker
    Robertson Trust - The running costs of services
    £15,000 30/04/2016
    The running costs of services
    National Lottery Community Fund - PASDA Interactive
    £304,235 13/03/2013
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    This group will support carers of adults with autistic spectrum disorder living in Edinburgh and the Lothians. The project will help them better cope with their caring role and connect with their ....more
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    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 20/10/2011, number: SC042678
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 8th December 2016 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by PASDA (Parents of Autistic Spectrum Disorder Adults) (SC042678), which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 20th November 2011.
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    28 Lochinver Crescent, Dundee, DD2 4UA

    Objectives

    The objects for which Pasda is established are for— (a) The advancement of the health and wellbeing of adults (16 years and over) with autism and their families. (b) The advancement of education of families, carers, public bodies among others and the general public. (c) The relief of those of need by reason of age, ill-health, disability financial hardship or other disadvantage.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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