Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 11
  • No PartB
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    • Grant maker support: +11

    MINORITY COMMUNITIES ADDICTION SUPPORT SERVICES (MCASS) SCIO 

    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
    Established: 11 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    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 £91,897 £87,764 £89,231 £127,070 £193,061 £212,446
    Total spending £56,816 £72,621 £92,097 £116,625 £126,461 £86,403
    Surplus/deficit £35,081 £15,143 -£2,866 £10,445 £66,600 £126,043
    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','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • The promotion of equality and diversity','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: 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
    Lankelly Chase Foundation£160,000
    National Lottery Community Fund£120,000
    Tudor Trust£72,200
    Scottish Government£46,797
    Foundation Scotland£31,300
    Women's Fund for Scotland£14,812
    DCMS£5,000
    Corra Foundation£4,500
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Foundation Scotland - Paratha in the Park
    £15,000 10/08/2023
    To contribute towards the Project Worker to deliver the Paratha in the Park Project for older BME women.
    Women's Fund for Scotland - Paratha in the Park
    £4,992 27/02/2023
    To organise a series of weekly activity sessions for older BME women
    Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Minority Communities Addiction Support Services (MCASS)
    £160,000 31/03/2022
    Minority Communities Addiction Support Services (MCASS)
    Foundation Scotland - Pratha in the Park-Plus
    £2,000 18/11/2021
    To fund Pratha in the Park Plus project.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Minority Communities Addictions Support Service (MCASS) SCIO
    £4,300 27/05/2021
    to contribute towards delivering social activities, three outings, travel expenses and coach hire for at least 20 older people aged 65 and over.
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Minority Communities Addiction Support Services SCIO
    £2,000 18/02/2021
    as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
    Scottish Government - Minority Communities Addiction Support Services (MCASS) SCIO
    £24,053 18/01/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Minority Communities Addiction Support Services SCIO
    £70,200 12/01/2021
    36
    over three years towards the running costs of a family support project at charity providing addiction support for BAME communities in the Greater Glasgow area
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Minority Communities Addictions Support Service (MCASS) SCIO
    £5,000 10/12/2020
    To provide food parcels to younger children and older adults from BME communities across the area of Greater Glasgow.
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £5,000 09/09/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Minority Communities Addictions Support Service (MCASS) SCIO
    £5,000 09/09/2020
    To provide a vital well-being support including food and essential supplies to BME communities across Greater Glasgow
    National Lottery Community Fund - Family Life Matters
    £120,000 17/08/2020
    31
    This group will use the funding to continue to deliver their addiction support project to families from ethnic minorities across Glasgow. Families will be able to access 1:1 support either ....more
    Scottish Government - Minority Communities Addiction Support Services (MCASS) SCIO
    £16,744 15/06/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Minority Communities Addiction Support Services (MCASS) SCIO
    £6,000 24/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Women's Fund for Scotland - A Celebration of Culture
    £9,820 16/12/2019
    16
    to contribute towards the Celebration of Culture project.
    Corra Foundation - HDG-19/274
    £4,500 01/06/2019
    Towards the salary of the full-time manager for an additional 12 months.
    Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - My Home My Scottish Castle
    £10,000 09/08/2018
    Further funding will allow us to continue to be a bridging service and work in partnerships with statutory services to reach more vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the heart of these BME ....more
    Corra Foundation - HDA-17/484
    £4,500 07/12/2017
    towards the salary of the full-time Manager
    Women's Fund for Scotland - Celebration of Women's Enterprise
    £5,000 06/12/2017
    12
    to contribute towards the cost of running community events as part of the A Celebration of Women's Enterprise project.
    Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - My Home My Scottish Castle
    £10,000 09/08/2017
    Further funding will allow us to reach more vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the heart of these BME communities. It will allow us to work in collaboration with a wide range of agencies and ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Family Life Matters
    £150,000 19/06/2017
    36
    This group will provide a confidential one to one outreach support service for the families of people affected by addiction . The project will benefit people from Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi ....more
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Minority Communities Addiction Support Services SCIO (MCASS)
    £15,000 15/12/2016
    Vehicle for a charity working in Paisley
    Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - My Home My Scottish Castle
    £5,000 02/12/2016
    My Home My Scottish Castle project will work with disadvantaged people aged 18 - 65 who are not in employment, education or training and are struggling to maintain their tenancies or facing being ....more
    Corra Foundation - HDA-16/665
    £5,000 01/12/2016
    towards the salary of the part-time Manager
    Robertson Trust - The salary costs of the Manager
    £9,000 22/11/2016
    The salary costs of the Manager
    National Lottery Community Fund - One Step at a Time, me in the community
    £10,000 22/03/2016
    12
    This group will deliver multilingual outreach work with prisoners, offenders, ex-offenders and their families from BME communities.
    National Lottery Community Fund - What about me, hear me in the community
    £10,000 01/12/2014
    12
    Not Available
    National Lottery Community Fund - MCAS (Minority Communities Addiction Services)
    £10,000 22/05/2013
    12
    The service will use the grant for start-up costs for a drop in centre dealing with individuals and their families from minority communities who have addiction issues.
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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 28/11/2012, number: SC043604
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    16 Oakridge Crescent, Paisley, PA3 1RS

    Objectives

    4.1 To advance health by establishing a community based counselling, advice and support centre offering a dedicated, professional accessible support and guidance to those with addictions or their families primarily aimed at minority communities. 4.2 To provide a social support service for the relief of those in need to assist with recovery from addiction. 4.3 To advance education by raising awareness of alcohol, drugs and gambling issues and educate about addiction and related issues and providing support to existing services through training and adopting strategies for recognising and screening for addiction issues. 4.4 To promote equality and diversity by supporting and aiming to eradicate cultural barriers through the delivery of these services.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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