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

    BORDERS CARE VOICE 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    Established: 11 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    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 £173,521 £194,541 £201,408 £137,334 £168,935 £187,063
    Total spending £188,406 £170,221 £179,983 £137,799 £179,840 £185,112
    Surplus/deficit -£14,885 £24,320 £21,425 -£465 -£10,905 £1,951
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health','the promotion of equality and diversity
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Scottish Borders
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups','Other charities or voluntary bodies

    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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Borders Care Voice
    £3,328 08/03/2021
    To enable the organisation to change their telephone systems to Microsoft Teams supporting their workers working remotely, whilst delivering services including enabling carers and service users to ....more
    Robertson Trust - The Collective Advocacy Project
    £8,000 26/09/2018
    The Collective Advocacy Project

    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 24/01/2013, number: SC043731
    • Notes: Previous charity name: Borders Voluntary Care Voice from 24/01/2013 to 06/10/2017
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Triest House, Bridge Street, Galashiels, TD1 1SW

    Objectives

    4.1 The prevention of relief of poverty 4.2 The advancement of education 4.3 The advancement of health 4.4 The advancement of citizenship or community development 4.5 The promotion of equality and diversity Through: a) the provision of advice and assistance with regard to the establishment and operation of third sector organisations which are established to deliver social care and health services b) the promotion of co-operation and co-ordination among representatives of such organisations and any other association or body unincorporated or incorporated and service users and carers having objects altogether in part or similar to those of the BVCV c) the promotion and/or provision of training in the skills identified by members to provide and support health and social care services

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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