Overall GiG Score: 3 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +8

    ROCKSOLID DUNDEE 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    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 £225,487 £220,031 £339,048 £361,698 £195,728 £133,165
    Total spending £173,565 £236,366 £340,083 £285,204 £201,976 £221,242
    Surplus/deficit £51,922 -£16,335 -£1,035 £76,494 -£6,248 -£88,077
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    Where it operates
    • Dundee City

    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£117,451
    Corra Foundation£40,000
    Scottish Government£37,322
    Foundation Scotland£22,125
    DCMS£5,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Finding RockSolid Solutions During These Rocky Times - UKPCOL
    £44,393 21/02/2023
    This one year project will continue to deliver their response to the cost-of-living crisis that involves increased opening hours free breakfast and lunch three days a week and a host of social and ....more
    Foundation Scotland - RockSolid Relationships
    £3,000 13/02/2023
    To run a weekly wellbeing group for young people affected by many issues out with their control, including poor housing, parental substance dependency, poverty, low attainment and higher than average ....more
    Foundation Scotland - RockSolid Solutions
    £5,000 17/01/2023
    To support the delivery of a warm hub and food service for the East-End of Dundee.
    Scottish Government - RockSolid Dundee
    £11,800 10/02/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to RockSolid Dundee
    £3,000 10/02/2021
    to contribute towards 2 youth workers to deliver 8 x 5 week wellbeing courses for young people in need in the east end of Dundee.
    Corra Foundation - HDG-20/5379
    £40,000 10/12/2020
    towards the family project.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to RockSolid Dundee
    £2,000 10/12/2020
    to cover the cost of 1:1 sessions for children and young people.
    Scottish Government - RockSolid Dundee
    £19,142 10/11/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to RockSolid Dundee
    £2,000 20/10/2020
    To cover the cost of 1-1 support for children and young people, during the pandemic.
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £5,000 24/09/2020
    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 RockSolid Dundee
    £5,000 24/09/2020
    To deliver a family support project to support local families affected by Covid-19 to gain skills, knowledge and resilience, maintaining and supporting their health and wellbeing while rebuilding ....more
    Scottish Government - RockSolid Dundee
    £6,380 12/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to RockSolid Dundee
    £2,125 20/04/2020
    To provide food and hygiene products, as well as daily lunches to members of the East Dundee community who are most impacted by the covid-19 crisis for three months only. As well as a contribution ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - RockSolid Discoveries
    £73,058 27/01/2020
    11
    This group will deliver a programme of activities designed to promote community health and wellbeing, social inclusion and personal capacity building in the Douglas, Linlathen and Midcraigie areas of ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - RockSolid Community Wellbeing
    £10,000 22/03/2019
    11
    This group will use the funding to continue delivering their monthly lunch club and community growing activities in the Douglas and Mid-Craigie areas. People will learn new skills and will work ....more
    Robertson Trust - Salary Costs of the Community Health & Wellbeing Team Leader
    £42,000 12/03/2019
    Salary Costs of the Community Health & Wellbeing Team Leader
    Corra Foundation - HDA-19/47
    £5,000 01/02/2019
    Towards the salary of the full -time Community Health and Wellbeing Team Leader.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Douglas Youth Counselling & Wellbeing Service
    £55,527 09/11/2017
    35
    Douglas Youth Counselling & Wellbeing Service
    National Lottery Community Fund - RockSolid Community Well-Being
    £8,728 08/11/2017
    12
    This charity based in Dundee operate a community facility which provides a range of wellbeing, educational and social activities for young people in the Douglas and Mid-Craigie area. The funding will ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to RockSolid Dundee
    £116,531 17/10/2017
    36
    This project runs youth clubs and after-school activities for young people living in an area of disadvantage. They can also take part in volunteering and planning activities. They will be more ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Douglas Creative Arts, Sports and YouthBank
    £372,362 09/03/2017
    36
    To deliver three distinct strands of activities for young people in Douglas: creative arts, sports and youth bank activity. This three-year activity will involve 500 young people aged 12-18 and ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to RockSolid Youth Project
    £84,652 01/11/2014
    This project runs youth clubs and after-school activities for young people living in an area of disadvantage. They can also take part in volunteering and planning activities. They will be more ....more
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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 05/02/2013, number: SC043761
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR20: 36 days late,
    Main office

    Douglas and Mid Craigie Parish Church, Balbeggie Place, Dundee, DD11 2RJ

    Objectives

    The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1 To advance education by the delivery of learning opportunities through the provision of community programmes for people in the East End of Dundee and wider city area. 4.2 To organize and support recreational activities for people, particularly those suffering financial hardships, with the objective of alleviating the impact of poverty and reducing inequalities within the East End of Dundee and wider city area. 4.3 To advance citizenship or community development through encouraging volunteering by people in the East End of Dundee and wider city area. 4.4 Any other similar purposes that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the above purposes.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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