Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +8
    Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

    FINDING YOUR FEET 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • 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
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    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 £132,986 £279,079 £305,258 £281,066
    Donations & Legacies £54,817 £26,515 £24,188
    Other Income £4,846
    Investment Income £1,948 £1,346 £2,222
    Total income £206,600 £307,528 £194,465 £402,799 £473,605 £553,264
    Charitable activities spending £182,153 £249,761 £486,624 £512,666
    Fundraising costs 20% 2% 2% 4%
    Other spending £33,069
    Total spending £211,961 £275,991 £289,283 £256,021 £497,019 £534,541
    Surplus/deficit -£5,361 £31,537 -£94,818 £146,778 -£23,414 £18,723
    Established: 10 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Financial support to the poor
    Purposes
    • The advancement of health
    • The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Renfrewshire
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    • 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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Scottish Government£197,400
    National Lottery Community Fund£115,152
    The Fore£20,000
    Foundation Scotland£12,274
    The Clothworkers Foundation£10,000
    CAF£10,000
    Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations£8,890
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - FYF’s Coronation Celebration and Excursion
    £10,000 23/03/2023
    This group will use the funding to organise coronation celebrations and outings for around 300 amputees and people with congenitally missing limbs.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Helping Scottish Amputees Thrive
    £95,460 29/11/2022
    The project will continue to provide a range of physical emotional and social support including workshops events and activities to amputees (Troopers) from its centres across Scotland. This will give ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Finding Your Feet's New Volunteer Coordinator Post
    £9,692 14/12/2021
    This group will use the funding to hire a Volunteer Coordinator to better respond to the backlog of new members and people wanting to volunteer.
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Finding Your Feet
    £10,000 16/08/2021
    refurbishment of the building for a charity supporting people with disabilities in Paisley
    Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Bridging the Social Gap: A digital pathway out of isolation for amputees.
    £8,890 01/07/2021
    Detailed information not yet available.
    Scottish Government - Finding Your Feet
    £75,000 24/03/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Finding Your Feet
    £25,000 15/03/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    The Fore - Grant to Finding Your Feet
    £15,000 01/12/2020
    36
    Founded in 2014 by quadruple amputee Cor Hutton, Finding Your Feet provides support to over 800 amputees in Scotland. As many as 30% of vascular amputees do not survive the first year after ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Finding Your Feet
    £2,374 22/09/2020
    The grant will provide counselling to those who have suffered loss of one or more limbs.
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £4,900 09/09/2020
    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 Finding Your Feet
    £4,900 09/09/2020
    to contribute towards the development of Finding Your Feet?s emotional wellbeing services by introducing a Wellbeing Officer who will work with amputees across Scotland both independently and in ....more
    The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Finding Your Feet
    £5,000 22/06/2020
    36
    Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Finding Your Feet, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
    CAF - Grant to Finding Your Feet
    £10,000 15/05/2020
    3
    Grant to Finding Your Feet to support the organisation through COVID19
    Scottish Government - Finding Your Feet
    £27,884 12/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Finding Your Feet
    £69,516 16/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Finding Your Feet
    £5,000 02/04/2020
    To make sure members feel less frightened, isolated and alone by implementing a programme of live online classes and clubs. This will be done via: 1. online Physical Exercise Clubs ? specially ....more
    Corra Foundation - HDG-19/328
    £5,000 01/06/2019
    Towards delivery of the new Peer Support service in Glasgow to help individuals and families affected by amputation or limb difference.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Helping Amputees Find their Feet
    £7,000 30/01/2019
    12
    This group will use the funding to pilot a peer support service to help provide emotional and practical support to those affected by amputations or limb difference.
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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 09/01/2014, number: SC044572
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    St James House, 25 St James Street, Paisley, PA3 2HQ

    Objectives

    4. The organisation’s purposes are:- 4.1 The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 4.2 The advancement of health. 4.3 The provision of recreational facilities or the organisation of recreational activities.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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