Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    SELF DIRECTED SUPPORT FORUM EAST RENFREWSHIRE 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
    Established: 10 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Data adjusted to reflect year end change
    Period ending 30/06/17 30/06/18 30/06/19 30/06/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £100,885 £117,678 £130,551 £136,925 £136,925 £167,457 £192,042
    Total spending £123,170 £109,053 £125,788 £62,437 £62,437 £175,200 £225,733
    Surplus/deficit -£22,285 £8,625 £4,763 £74,488 £74,488 -£7,743 -£33,691
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • 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
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: East Renfrewshire

    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
    Robertson Trust - The salary costs of the Information & Development Worker
    £30,000 28/03/2019
    The salary costs of the Information & Development Worker

    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 19/03/2014, number: SC044751
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    c/o Brett Nicholls Associates, Herbert House, 24 Herbert Streeet, Glasgow, G20 6NB

    Objectives

    1.1. To enable individuals who may use health and social care support to have their voices heard and influence the development of policies that have an impact on their lives, as local and national levels. 1.2. To share information that relates to self-directed support, to enable individuals and their carers to promote their well-being. 1.3.To develop the strengths and abilities of people contributing to the organisation. 1.4. To encourage and promote peer support among disabled people and others using health and social care services. 1.5. To encourage partnership working with other voluntary and statutory organisations interested in self-directed support.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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