Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Overall weighted support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

    D&G HANDYVAN (SCIO)

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
    • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Charitable activities £4,437
    Donations & Legacies £219,734
    Other Income
    Investment Income £1,332
    Total income £190,733 £196,600 £212,662 £201,320 £265,775 £321,452
    Charitable activities spending £298,948
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending
    Total spending £172,201 £175,745 £188,322 £182,852 £221,883 £298,948
    Surplus/deficit £18,532 £20,855 £24,340 £18,468 £43,892 £22,504
    Established: 11 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Other welfare services
    Purposes
    • 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: Dumfries And Galloway
    Who it helps
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    • Other defined groups','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following 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 - Hybrid Van
    £30,000 24/01/2023
    1
    To contribute towards the purchase of a hybrid van to allow staff to travel to and carry out repairs and improvements in the houses of vulnerable residents.

    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 30/04/2013, number: SC043979
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    72-74 High Street, Lockerbie, DG11 2AA

    Objectives

    4 The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are any of the following: 4.1 the relief of those of need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship, or other disadvantage including the presence of mental health or learning difficulties or the vulnerability due to domestic abuse by providing services to home owners and private tenants in the Dumfries & Galloway Region in order to help them stay in their homes more safely.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving

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