Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +6
    Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

    BROKE NOT BROKEN  

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple 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
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/10/17 31/10/18 31/10/19 31/10/20 31/10/21 31/10/22 31/10/23
    Charitable activities
    Donations & Legacies £258,608
    Other Income
    Investment Income
    Total income £10,290 £13,413 £14,203 £88,551 £114,750 £297,197 £258,608
    Charitable activities spending £205,506 £239,791
    Fundraising costs 2% 2%
    Other spending
    Total spending £4,593 £9,126 £12,657 £47,324 £120,406 £212,705 £245,921
    Surplus/deficit £5,697 £4,287 £1,546 £41,227 -£5,656 £84,492 £12,687
    Established: 9 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Other individual and family services
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • 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: Perth And Kinross
    Who it helps
    • 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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Corra Foundation£14,500
    Foundation Scotland£14,000
    Crowdfunder£9,866
    Women's Fund for Scotland£6,660
    DCMS£5,000
    Scottish Government£4,000
    National Lottery Community Fund£3,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
    £9,866 15/12/2022
    Covid response
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Broke Not Broken
    £1,008 22/10/2022
    We aim to provide families with food parcels, fresh food and/or supermarket vouchers to enable them to feed themselves.
    Foundation Scotland - Winter Warmers
    £3,000 05/09/2022
    To contribute towards clothing and food vouchers , veg boxes and slow cookers to support households with the cost-of-living crisis over the winter.
    Women's Fund for Scotland - Women's group
    £3,330 15/03/2022
    To fund activities as chosen by a women's group.
    Women's Fund for Scotland - Women's group
    £3,330 15/03/2022
    To fund activities as chosen by a women's group.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Broke Not Broken
    £2,000 06/09/2021
    To cover the cost of day trips for disadvantaged families and enhance health and welfare.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Broke Not Broken
    £2,000 06/09/2021
    To contribute to the cost of establishing a school clothing bank to alleviate financial stress in disadvantaged families and reduce the amount of clothing going to landfill.
    Foundation Scotland - School Clothing Bank
    £2,000 13/08/2021
    To fund the development of a school uniform clothing bank for disadvantaged families.
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £5,000 07/10/2020
    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
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Broke Not Broken
    £5,000 07/10/2020
    To provide food vouchers to local families to tackle poverty, food poverty, and promote positive health and nutrition.
    Corra Foundation - HDG-20/2449
    £14,500 06/08/2020
    towards supporting families - foodbank, advice, winter coats, winter warmer, cooking classes, and running costs.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Kinross Counselling Service
    £3,000 11/06/2020
    12
    This group will use funding to continue providing counselling to individuals who access their food bank and respond to the increased demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Scottish Government - Broke Not Broken
    £4,000 08/06/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Show more rows

    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 07/10/2015, number: SC046033
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR18: 23 days late,
    Main office

    14 Lathro Park, Kinross, KY13 8RU

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are: Working with other community organisations and services in the Kinross-shire area we aim to tackle the effects of poverty by providing support and practical assistance to individuals and families who are experiencing hardship. The area covered by the group is Kinross and the surrounding area. a) To advance the prevention or relief of poverty n) To advance the relief of those of need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or disadvantage By: Working in partnership with other organisations whenever possible and primarily deliver its services via volunteers Developing an independent local community food bank in the Kinross-shire area To develop a strong volunteer base by recruiting and supporting local residents to volunteer

    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

    Tips for Selecting Charities

    Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
    The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
    Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
    Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
    How to become a Philanthropist
    In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

    Giving is Great