Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 10

Fundraising costs high: -4
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE SOCIAL BITE FUND

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 9 years

http://social-bite.co.uk/

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	30/11/17	31/05/19	30/05/20	30/05/21	30/05/22	30/05/23
Charitable activities		£187,992	£264,479	£229,311		£249,816
Donations & Legacies		£8,429,658	£4,114,727	£3,525,275		£4,173,695
Other Income						£50,000
Investment Income		£1,228	£2,420	£217		£13,595
Total income	£5,357,324	£12,078,326	£6,668,910	£5,074,071	£4,748,618	£5,692,866
Charitable activities spending		£6,675,990	£3,208,639	£3,048,284		£3,203,030
Fundraising costs	2%	46%	39%	34%	39%	40%
Other spending
Total spending	£4,120,640	£12,269,182	£5,782,147	£4,762,814	£4,670,908	£5,465,263
Surplus/deficit	£1,236,684	-£190,856	£886,763	£311,257	£77,710	£227,603

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of education
The advancement of religion','the advancement of health','the saving of lives','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport','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 advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the promotion of religious or racial harmony','the promotion of equality and diversity','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage','the advancement of animal welfare

Where it operates

More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
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

The Clothworkers Foundation	£160,000
Comic Relief	£40,000
DCMS	£32,751
Foundation Scotland	£25,636

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Social Bite Fund
£1,200	21/12/2023	Donation from Mark Urquhart Fund in response to Festival of Kindness campaign
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Social Bite Fund
£1,000	19/12/2023	Donation from Kate Gemmell Fund
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Social Bite Fund
£5,000	11/12/2023	Donation from the Millar Mathieson Fund
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to The Social Bite Fund
£160,000	28/11/2023	Construction of new villages for a charity which works with people with a background of homelessness in Dundee and Glasgow
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Social Bite Fund
£500	06/11/2023	Donation from Kate Fox Fund
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Social Bite Fund
£5,000	14/12/2022	Donation from Millar Mathieson Fund
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Social Bite Fund
£500	13/12/2022	Anonymous donation from Foundation Scotland Donor
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Social Bite Fund
£500	15/11/2022	Anonymous donation from Foundation Scotland Donor
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Social Bite Fund
£500	20/12/2021	Donation from the Martin Currie Community Partnership Programme towards the Christmas appeal.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Social Bite Fund
£50	18/12/2021	Donation from John Frame
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Social Bite Fund
£400	09/12/2021	Anonymous donation
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Social Bite Fund
£500	30/11/2021	Donation from the Martin Currie Community Partnership Programme.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Social Bite Fund
£2,000	16/09/2021	towards your fundraising appeal for a new Social Bite Village in Glasgow, from the Gateway Exchange Trust.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Social Bite Fund
£500	18/07/2021	Anonymous donation
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Social Bite Fund
£3,986	31/12/2020	Donation from Lettingweb Ltd
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Social Bite Fund
£1,500	14/12/2020	Donation from Millar Mathieson
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Social Bite Fund
£500	30/11/2020	Donation from the Martin Currie Community Partnership Programme.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Social Bite Fund
£2,000	04/11/2020	to contribute towards the costs of hot meals and other essentials.
Comic Relief - Social Bite Recovery Funding
£40,000	23/06/2020 6	COVID19 Recovery funding
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£32,751	20/05/2020	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 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 and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Comic Relief - Social Bite Housing First Programme
£250,380	06/03/2019 36	This Housing First Programme is a major new initiative (launched Aug 2018), which will bring 830 people experiencing homelessness with complex needs into mainstream housing with wrap-around support ....more This Housing First Programme is a major new initiative (launched Aug 2018), which will bring 830 people experiencing homelessness with complex needs into mainstream housing with wrap-around support in five cities: Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling. The project aims to shift the structural response to homelessness across Scotland. This funding contributes a small proportion to a much larger project comprised of funds from the Scottish government (£6.5m over 3 years) and significant fundraising from Social Bite (£3m over two years).

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How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 17/11/2014, number: SC045232

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR20: 61 days late, AR17: 9 days late,

Main office

1 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH6 8LN

Objectives

The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are the (1) to relieve poverty in the UK and overseas by giving grants to social business and microfinance institutions. We will only give grants to social businesses and microfinance institutions who focus on tackling global and local poverty. Social businesses and microfinance institutions that will be given grants are defined below, (2) to relieve poverty in the UK and overseas by giving interest free loans to social businesses and microfinance institutions. We will only give grants to social businesses and microfinance institutions who focus on tackling global and local poverty, (3) to relieve poverty, suffering and distress of people who are in a condition of need, hardship or distress by providing, or assisting in the provision of food and accommodation, with the object of improving the conditions of life generally but in particular those who have need of such facilities by virtue of their youth, age, infirmity, disability, handicap, poverty, homelessness, unemployment or social and economic circumstances and to undertake other such activities that would relieve their needs and (4) the advancement of education through the provision of practical training as a route to employment. (5) Give to anything the trustees consider to be a charitable purpose

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