Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 1

BEACH WHEELCHAIRS

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	04/04/18	04/04/19	04/04/20	04/04/21	04/04/22	04/04/23
Total income	£20,037	£28,355	£23,990	£5,890	£24,597	£27,360
Total spending	£19,142	£34,493	£13,871	£14,579	£19,873	£28,642
Surplus/deficit	£895	-£6,138	£10,119	-£8,689	£4,724	-£1,282

Established: 9 years

www.beachwheelchairs.org

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Other welfare services

Purposes

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

One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area, main operating location: East Lothian

Who it helps

People with disabilities or health problems
No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports 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 - Adult manual beach wheelchair
£2,970	20/12/2023 3	To cover the cost of purchasing an adult beach wheelchair, with removable footplate, which will allow more visitors access to Portobello beach.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Beach Wheelchairs
£1,192	22/10/2022	We would like to buy a manual beach wheelchair for our project. This will allow us to meet the needs of more individuals so they can enjoy our beautiful local beaches.
National Lottery Community Fund - Beach Wheelchairs Portobello
£3,700	03/04/2019 12	This project will buy a new, more supportive tilting beach wheelchair that will enable more people with complex physical disabilities to access the beach with their family and friends.

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 09/12/2015, number: SC046190

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 2 days late,

Main office

, EH39 4PN

Objectives

To provide beach wheelchairs and supporting facilities with the object of improving the conditions of life for wheelchair users by allowing them to access the beach. The provision of beach wheelchairs for hire at no cost will provide relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Data Sources