Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    BEACHCOMBERS 

    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
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Data adjusted to reflect year end change
    Period ending 31/08/18 29/02/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £8,478 £12,903 £10,670 £9,583 £10,733
    Total spending £11,357 £13,699 £11,083 £9,404 £6,558
    Surplus/deficit -£2,879 -£796 -£413 £179 £4,175
    Established: 12 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Services for people with disabilities
    Purposes
    • 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
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Glasgow City
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • People with disabilities or health problems

    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 - Beachcombers2022
    £10,000 24/03/2022
    This projects will use the funding to deliver play activities to children with disabilities and or special needs during Easter Summer and October School weeks in the south west of Glasgow
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Beachcombers
    £2,000 25/08/2016
    9
    to contribute towards increasing the service provided to include young people up to the age of 21, transport costs, outings and training.

    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 02/08/2012, number: SC043333
    Filing Record
    3 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , G51 3NW

    Objectives

    To arrange provision of recreational facilities and the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for children and young people with special needs, both physical and mental. These activities will be arranged out with normal school hours for young people with special needs, additional special needs and their families. This will take the form of but not restricted to the provision of Special Needs Playscheme during the school holiday periods.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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