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home >> charity search >> the croft (visitors' support and advice centre, hmp barlinnie) scio
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

    THE CROFT (VISITORS' SUPPORT AND ADVICE CENTRE, HMP BARLINNIE) SCIO 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
    Total income £128,340 £57,104 £112,016 £55,601 £93,836 £180,983
    Total spending £109,903 £92,824 £92,176 £50,785 £61,038 £142,377
    Surplus/deficit £18,437 -£35,720 £19,840 £4,816 £32,798 £38,606
    Established: 10 years

    www.barlinnievisitorscentre.org

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
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    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Advice organisations
    Purposes
    • 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
    • Glasgow City
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • 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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Allen Lane Foundation£10,000
    Corra Foundation£4,000
    Woodward Charitable Trust£750
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months    		 To be used for
    Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
    £750 31/10/2022
    Core costs
    Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to The Croft (Visitors' Support & Advice Centre, Barlinnie)
    £10,000 11/07/2022
    £10,000 single grant towards the appointment of an additional part-time Support Worker to help support families of prisoners at HMP Barlinnie, Glasgow.
    Corra Foundation - HDG-19/405
    £4,000 01/06/2019
    Towards the salary of the part-time Support Worker.
    Robertson Trust - The Continued Funding of The Croft Visitors' Support & Advice Centre
    £32,000 30/06/2015
    The Continued Funding of The Croft Visitors' Support & Advice Centre

    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 16/01/2014, number: SC044589
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    St Enoch's Hogganfield Parish Church, 860 Cumbernauld Road, Glasgow, G33 2QW

    Objectives

    4.1 The advancement of community development, and the relief of those in need by reason of the imprisonment of a family member, by 4.1.1 providing support and advice to visitors to HMP Barlinnie. 4.1.2 offering a welcoming space near to the prison with access to personal support and advice specifically targeted for prisoners' families. 4.1.3 recruiting, training and developing volunteers from the local and wider community. and 4.1.4 establishing links with service providers and voluntary organisations working with prisoners' families to build partnerships that will enhance the quality of life for visitors to prisoners in HMP Barlinnie.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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