Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +6

    ROOKIE ROCKSTARS 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    Established: 9 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Charitable activities £265,903 £301,369 £200,496 £743,824
    Donations & Legacies £290,014 £160,295 £192,484 £220,533 £78,225
    Other Income
    Investment Income £204
    Total income £290,014 £426,198 £529,887 £432,430 £629,858 £972,053
    Charitable activities spending £285,926 £388,111 £452,651 £308,073 £825,822
    Fundraising costs 2% 7% 12% 17%
    Other spending £2
    Total spending £285,926 £388,111 £464,896 £338,289 £622,869 £986,813
    Surplus/deficit £4,088 £38,087 £64,991 £94,141 £6,989 -£14,760
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • UK and overseas, main operating location: North Lanarkshire

    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
    National Lottery Community Fund - Rookie Minds - Counselling for the Future Generation
    £46,500 21/03/2022
    This group will hire a part-time councillor and continue to run their service Rookie Minds counselling for young people aged 5-18 years experiencing mental health issues. The project will fund the ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Rookie Minds
    £9,000 14/09/2021
    This group based in Kirkintilloch will continue to run their service Rookie Minds a counselling service for young people aged 5-18 years experiencing mental health issues.
    Scottish Government - Rookie Rockstars
    £23,470 25/11/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Rookie Minds
    £10,000 24/03/2020
    12
    This group will continue supporting the mental health of young people in crisis though free sessions including counselling sessions for young people and over the phone support for parents.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Rookie Minds
    £10,000 14/12/2018
    12
    This group will launch a new project focused on supporting the mental health of young people. The project will provide one to one counselling sessions for young people and over the phone support for ....more
    Robertson Trust - The full-time Counsellor for 'Rookie Minds'
    £30,000 30/04/2018
    The full-time Counsellor for 'Rookie Minds'

    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 31/03/2015, number: SC045528
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; AR20: 135 days late,
    Main office

    3 Dalrymple Court, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow, G66 3AA

    Objectives

    The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1. To advance education by running workshops in schools teaching anti-bullying, self-esteem, perseverance, confidence and other health and wellbeing messages. 4.2. To advance participation in music through the provision of affordable music lessons 4.3. To provide subsidised and free mental health mentoring and counselling to young people aged 5-18.

    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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