Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    INDEPENDENCE FROM DRUGS & ALCOHOL SCOTLAND 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    Established: 11 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22
    Charitable activities £16,794 £15,142
    Donations & Legacies £51,813 £437,633 £458,841 £474,264
    Other Income £465,727 £6,638
    Investment Income £5 £87 £367 £451
    Total income £518,991 £456,365 £476,002 £489,857 £1,555,530
    Charitable activities spending £23,971 £400,392 £344,005 £370,546
    Fundraising costs 1% 0%
    Other spending £520,303 £5,620
    Total spending £544,927 £406,262 £344,005 £370,546 £578,558
    Surplus/deficit -£25,936 £50,103 £131,997 £119,311 £976,972
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of health
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
    Who it helps
    • Other defined groups

    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
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £50,000 11/10/2018
    River Garden Auchincruive Magnolia Tree Cafe
    Robertson Trust - River Garden Auchincruive
    £200,000 12/06/2018
    River Garden Auchincruive
    National Lottery Community Fund - River Garden
    £10,000 14/03/2017
    4
    River Garden

    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 28/05/2013, number: SC044032
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR20: 249 days late,
    Main office

    River Garden Auchincruive, The Bothy Office, Auchincruive, Ayr, KA6 5AE

    Objectives

    The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: the prevention or relief of poverty. the advancement of health. the advancement of citizenship or community development. the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage (including relief given by the provision of accommodation or care all with particular focus on initiating and developing a recovery community for people recovering from drug and alcohol addiction (based on the principles of the San Padrignano Foundation in Italy) of social enterprise, community living and social integration.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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