Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

    LOVE LEARNING SCOTLAND SCIO 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 4 years
    Established: 9 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 28/02/18 28/02/19 28/02/20 28/02/21
    Charitable activities £649,905 £426,876
    Donations & Legacies £20,384 £127,112
    Other Income
    Investment Income
    Total income £181,651 £670,289 £759,652 £800,000
    Charitable activities spending £642,868 £691,681
    Fundraising costs 0% 1%
    Other spending £8,985 £23,976
    Total spending £185,479 £654,656 £724,166 £800,000
    Surplus/deficit -£3,828 £15,633 £35,486 £0
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • 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
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: North Lanarkshire
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
    • 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
    Scottish Government£15,415
    CAF£10,000
    National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
    Foundation Scotland£5,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Scottish Government - Love Learning Scotland SCIO
    £15,415 20/01/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Love Learning Scotland SCIO (Love Gorgie farm)
    £5,000 21/10/2020
    To contribute to the running of Love Learning?s community foodbank at Gorgie Farm in Edinburgh, funding a range of food, toiletries and household goods.
    CAF - Grant to LOVE Learning
    £10,000 29/06/2020
    3
    Grant to LOVE Learning to support the organisation through COVID19
    National Lottery Community Fund - COVID 1-Gorgie Farm
    £10,000 08/04/2020
    12
    This group provides a food bank for their community run by staff and volunteers. Funding will support produce and goods being topped up and personal protective equipment for the staff and volunteers ....more
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Love Learning Scotland
    £4,400 01/11/2017
    purchase of office equipment for a charity which works with prisoners and ex-offenders in Lanarkshire
    Robertson Trust - EDUK8
    £20,000 31/08/2016
    EDUK8
    Robertson Trust - The EDUK8 Project
    £10,000 30/04/2015
    The EDUK8 Project
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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 23/02/2015, number: SC045441
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; AR21: 282 days late, AR20: 391 days late,
    Main office

    Unit 2 Candymill Lane, Bothwell Business Park, Hamilton, ML3 0FD

    Objectives

    4. The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1 the advancement of education through the provision of: 4.1.1 personal life coaching, tailored training, practical advice, support and nurturing in order to develop skills, knowledge, creativity, confidence and experience, providing pathways to further education and employment and the attainment of recognised qualifications. 4.1.2 providing opportunities for achievement and personal development on environmental sites such as horticulture, agriculture, conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, the reduction, re-use and recycling of resources, the use of renewable resources, respect for the environment, sustainable development, animal welfare, community cohesion, citizenship, life skills, the promotion of equality. 4.2 the relief of need in disadvantaged communities through the provision of personal life coaching, tailored training, practical advice, support and nurturing talent in order to develop skills, knowledge, creativity, confidence and experience. 4.3 the prevention or relief of poverty through the provision of skills and advancing the employability prospects as well as by providing emergency supplies to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty. 4.4 to safeguard, protect and preserve the good health, both mental and physical, of any person who has difficulty with life management or personal development through the provision of life coaching and mentoring. 4.5 Promoting the development of the community and providing facilities for recreation and leisure, with the object of improving the quality of life of those who participate. 4.6 Providing relief by way of therapeutic and recreational activities and facilities to persons who have need of such facilities.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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