Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

THE YES-U-ARE PARTNERSHIP 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/07/17 31/07/18 31/07/19 31/07/20 31/07/21 31/07/22
Total income £9,092 £27,515 £24,945 £17,427 £28,723 £12,898
Total spending £137,838 £75,884 £48,539 £27,156 £27,383 £641,438
Surplus/deficit -£128,746 -£48,369 -£23,594 -£9,729 £1,340 -£628,540
Established: 12 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Financial or material assistance
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of religion
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Fife
Who it helps
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Creating Community Facilities
£2,330 03/06/2021
The group will use the funding to upgrade their current premises sustain project staffing and progress project evaluation.
Scottish Government - Yes-U-Are Partnership
£3,200 28/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connect, Inform Include and Collaborate Project
£9,750 17/01/2018
12
This project will allow the group to carry out a community consultation regarding the regeneration of the Erskine Building, which is a local heritage site.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (3)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 60-73
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 20/01/2012, number: SC042878
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/12/2011, number: SC413698
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, KY12 7AJ

Objectives

THE COMPANY is established as an expression of christian love, to provide facilities, activities and services with and for a wide spectrum of people, groups and communities of interest in Dunfermline and its neighbouring towns and villages, Fife and Scotland through: • the advancement of Citizenship or Community Development • the advancement of Arts, Heritage and culture • the Relief of those in need due to age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. • the advancement of Education • the advancement of Religion • the provision of Recreational facilities or the organisation of Recreational Activities

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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