Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

    BUMP,BABY AND BEYOND (DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY) 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Established: 10 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/10/17 31/10/18 31/10/19 31/10/20 31/10/21
    Total income £19,278 £8,172 £15,786 £6,481 £2,813
    Total spending £8,933 £17,774 £4,278 £9,577 £7,331
    Surplus/deficit £10,345 -£9,602 £11,508 -£3,096 -£4,518
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Dumfries And Galloway
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • 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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Foundation Scotland - connecting communities
    £5,000 22/06/2022
    To fund various support groups.
    Foundation Scotland - connecting communities
    £5,000 16/05/2022
    To contribute towards the costs of running parental support groups in Dumfries.
    Robertson Trust - Rent and Volunteer Training Costs
    £7,500 31/03/2019
    Rent and Volunteer Training Costs
    National Lottery Community Fund - Babes in the Wood @Lochside
    £6,000 26/03/2019
    12
    This group will use the funding to run activity sessions for families in Dumfries. The project will bring parents and children together to socialise and learn new skills.

    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 23/09/2014, number: SC045122
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    7 Wolfgill Court, Dumfries, DG1 4XX

    Objectives

    4.1 to advance education through provision of support, advice and information to parents and parents-to-be to give their children a healthy start in life. 4.2 to raise awareness of the benefits of breast feeding and the needs of parents and parents-to-be through working in partnership with a wide range of organisations. 4.3 to advance community development through building a volunteer led peer support network for families.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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