Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 2

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -3

SPARCS SCIO

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 12 years

www.sparcs-scotland.org

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	£43,783	£24,609	£16,279	£54,043	£31,422	£25,832
Total spending	£36,586	£33,040	£21,049	£29,654	£28,614	£29,880
Surplus/deficit	£7,197	-£8,431	-£4,770	£24,389	£2,808	-£4,048

What it does

It carries out activities or services itself

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of education
The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Glasgow City

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£20,000
Corra Foundation	£4,000
Co-Operative Group	£2,297

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sparcs Diamonds Kids Club
£2,297	23/10/2021	We'll provide more than 20 local children with a range of new and exciting experiences within our well-established club setting.
National Lottery Community Fund - Alsorts & Diamonds
£10,000	15/06/2020 10	This group will use the funding to run two afterschool clubs for children and organise a day trip for them. The clubs are based in Gorbals and Toryglen.
Corra Foundation - HDG-19/437
£4,000	01/06/2019	Towards delivery of four children's clubs in Gorbals and Toryglen.
National Lottery Community Fund - Alsorts & Diamonds
£10,000	22/05/2019 12	The group will use the funding to run two afterschool clubs for children and organise a day trip for them. The clubs are based in Gorbals and Toryglen.
National Lottery Community Fund - Alsorts & Blaze
£10,000	26/02/2018 12	This group is based in the Toryglen and Gorbals areas of Glasgow and operate after school activity groups for children between the ages of four to 12 years of age. This project will allow the group ....more This group is based in the Toryglen and Gorbals areas of Glasgow and operate after school activity groups for children between the ages of four to 12 years of age. This project will allow the group to cover various costs for the coming year including day trips and staff costs.
Corra Foundation - HDA-17/173
£4,000	08/06/2017	Towards delivery of weekly activity session for children aged 4-12 years who live in Gorbals and Toryglen.
Corra Foundation - HDA-16/188
£4,000	07/04/2016	towards sessional staff costs to run clubs for children in two areas of deprivation, Gorbals and Toryglen.
National Lottery Community Fund - Children's Activity Programme
£10,000	24/06/2014 12	Not Available

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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 23/01/2012, number: SC042880

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

c/o Flat 1/1, 32 Silverfir Street, Glasgow, G5 0JZ

Objectives

4. The organisation's purposes are: a. The prevention or relief of poverty b. The advancement of education c. The advancement of health d. The advancement of citizenship or community development e. 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 f. The promotion of equality and diversity g. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

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