Overall GiG Score: -1 ?
Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +6

    THE SPEECH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION COMPANY 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
    Established: 8 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/17 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21
    Total income £165,333 £148,375 £168,102 £162,976 £193,268
    Total spending £135,031 £138,490 £176,290 £153,039 £163,726
    Surplus/deficit £30,302 £9,885 -£8,188 £9,937 £29,542
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    Purposes
    • 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: Dundee City

    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
    BBC Children in Need£30,000
    Scottish Government£17,056
    Foundation Scotland£13,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Foundation Scotland - Fred + Tallulah Stay and Play Club
    £5,000 05/09/2023
    To contribute to the delivery costs of the Fred + Tallulah Stay + Play Club including staff salaries, venue hire, travel expenses etc.
    Foundation Scotland - Fred + Tallulah Learn + Play Club, East Dunbartonshire
    £3,000 08/02/2022
    To part-fund year 1 of East Dunbartonshire?s Fred + Tallulah Learn + Play Club.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Speech Language Communication Company
    £5,000 17/06/2021
    To contribute to the costs of continuing your befriending project for vulnerable young adults.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Speech Language Communication Company (SLCo)
    £30,000 20/12/2020
    Young people with severe speech, language and communication disabilities will attend a weekly youth club. They will build social skills, feel less isolated as they make new friends and have improved ....more
    Scottish Government - The Speech Language Communication Company
    £17,056 15/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - GAB ( GET A BUDDY)
    £30,000 29/11/2017
    Unique, evidence-based befriending programme specifically to support isolated and marginalised young adults struggling to communicate due to very significant speech/language disorders. GAB is ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Speech Language Communication Company (SLCo)
    £30,000 13/11/2017
    36
    35 young people with communication difficulties in East Dunbartonshire will attend a weekly youth club. They will have improved social skills, feel less isolated as they make new friends and have ....more
    Corra Foundation - HDA-17/384
    £5,500 05/10/2017
    Towards the part-time salary of the Information Officer
    RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Afasic Befriending Service
    £5,000 27/05/2015
    Building on the success of our Youth Club this project aims to extend support and offer a 1:1 befriending element for Young People with Speech, Language and Communication Needs, using well trained ....more
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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 28/01/2016, number: SC046297
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR19: 41 days late, AR18: 340 days late,
    Main office

    42-44 Castle Street, Dundee, DD1 3AQ

    Objectives

    4 The organisation's purposes are to support the development of speech and language and promote social inclusion for the public benefit of children, young people and adults with speech, language and communication needs. with a focus on impaired speech and language. to relieve their needs and enable them to reach their potential. and to assist them to integrate fully within society.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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