Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 10

SMART WORKS SCOTLAND

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

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
Donations & Legacies
Other Income
Investment Income						£1,690
Total income	£64,825	£73,386	£92,340	£87,908	£143,731	£281,658
Charitable activities spending						£220,087
Fundraising costs						1%
Other spending
Total spending	£49,407	£71,574	£96,881	£80,599	£96,851	£222,987
Surplus/deficit	£15,418	£1,812	-£4,541	£7,309	£46,880	£58,671

Established: 10 years

https://edinburgh.smartworks.org.uk/

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Services for females

Purposes

The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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	£40,000
Women's Fund for Scotland	£5,000
Corra Foundation	£5,000
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund	£4,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Women's Fund for Scotland - Smart Works Scotland
£5,000	21/02/2023	To contribute towards funding the salary of the office coordinator
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Smart Works Scotland
£4,000	12/01/2023	Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Bringing Smart Works to Glasgow
£10,000	02/12/2022	The group will use the funding to contribute to the opening of their new branch in Glasgow that will provide career and interview coaching free interview and work clothes and Mentoring Support to ....more The group will use the funding to contribute to the opening of their new branch in Glasgow that will provide career and interview coaching free interview and work clothes and Mentoring Support to unemployed women.
National Lottery Community Fund - Smart Works Outreach 2
£10,000	20/04/2021	This group will use the funding for their project worker who will continue to deliver their service in Edinburgh with some increased outreach.
National Lottery Community Fund - Job Search Support for disadvantaged unemployed women
£10,000	06/08/2020 10	This funding will be used to launch a ‘Job Search Support’ project to help woman on their job search journey coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Outreach
£10,000	04/07/2019 12	This group will use the funding to reach out to vulnerable woman and help them get back into employment through their dressing and coaching service.
Corra Foundation - HDG-19/429
£5,000	01/06/2019	Towards the rent of the premises.
Corra Foundation - HDA-17/337
£5,000	03/08/2017	towards the salary of the 30hr/wk Managing Director, conditional on the post being advertised and the appointment being made

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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 12/12/2013, number: SC044520

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 13 days late,

Main office

32 Annandale Street Lane, Edinburgh, EH7 4LS

Objectives

4 The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are the relief of those in need by reason of financial hardship by supporting unemployed women back to work. 5 The area within which the organisation shall operate (in this constitution referred to as the “Area of Benefit”) shall be Scotland. 6 The organisation shall promote (but not exclusively promote) its activities and delivery operation to women from the area of benefit who are financially disadvantaged and unemployed. These people will be the organisation’s beneficiaries.

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