Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 3

SUTHERLAND CARE FORUM (SCIO)

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 12 years

http://www.sutherlandcareforum.org.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	30/11/17	30/11/18	30/11/19	30/11/20	30/11/21	30/11/22
Total income	£22,633	£47,711	£65,507	£70,680	£64,087	£52,894
Total spending	£32,840	£47,333	£54,564	£55,701	£49,149	£59,192
Surplus/deficit	-£10,207	£378	£10,943	£14,979	£14,938	-£6,298

What it does

It carries out activities or services itself

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
People with disabilities or health problems

Purposes

The advancement of health
The advancement of citizenship or community development
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: Highland

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

Co-Operative Group	£12,095
Foundation Scotland	£10,072
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation	£3,000
Corra Foundation	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sutherland Care Forum
£3,331	21/10/2023	People are still uncertain about going out following the pandemic. We aim to support people to get out for a meal to avoid isolation and improve mental health, allowing unpaid carers to have respite.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Sutherland Care Forum
£3,000	28/04/2023	45% of the salary costs of a support worker for charity running a pantry and food waste reduction scheme in Sutherland, Scotland.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sutherland Care Forum
£3,745	22/10/2022	We would like to organise food and social interaction activities and events, to help people who have been socially isolated and may have health issues or be vulnerable post-lockdown.
Foundation Scotland - SCF Staff IT Provision
£2,900	25/04/2022	To fund IT equipment.
Foundation Scotland - Sutherland Care Forum Service Manager and Office Costs Project
£3,000	21/09/2021	To contribute towards the salary costs of the Service Manager and Coordinator .
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Sutherland Care Forum (SCIO)
£4,172	20/04/2020	To provide costs of additional staff time and food and hygiene supplies to enable support to vulnerable people across east and central Sutherland.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sutherland Care Forum
£5,019	15/11/2019	We want to host a local ""health and wellbeing fayre"" offering advice and taster sessions for all age groups.
Corra Foundation - HDG-19/567
£3,000	01/06/2019	Towards the salary of the Food Link Share Worker, to develop services for isolated older people, conditional on receiving written confirmation that the appointment has been made.
National Lottery Community Fund - Friends at Home
£67,724	18/07/2018 36	This group will continue and expand their current befriending service which supports isolated and vulnerable individuals in local communities. They will also increase the types of volunteer services ....more This group will continue and expand their current befriending service which supports isolated and vulnerable individuals in local communities. They will also increase the types of volunteer services they offer. The focus of the service provision is and will be to support clients and/or their carers with home visiting, telephone calls, respite opportunities, shopping and social outings.
Robertson Trust - The Development Worker's Salary
£12,000	21/11/2017	The Development Worker's Salary

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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 18/11/2011, number: SC042741

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Sutherland Care Forum, IV25 3SX

Objectives

4.1 The advancement of the health and well-being of Service Users and Carers of all ages in East Sutherland 4,2 The relief of unmet needs of Service Users and Carers in East Sutherland however these needs may have arisen 4,3 The advancement of community development in all areas relating to the provision of Care

Data Sources