Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

SUPER POWER AGENCY

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

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 8 years

www.superpoweragency.com

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/05/18	31/05/19	31/05/20	31/05/21	31/05/22	31/05/23
Total income	£104,326	£81,737	£135,663	£108,550	£170,687	£123,079
Total spending	£59,915	£118,303	£114,134	£121,004	£151,979	£173,110
Surplus/deficit	£44,411	-£36,566	£21,529	-£12,454	£18,708	-£50,031

What it does

It carries out activities or services itself

Who it helps

Children or young people

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
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 promotion of equality and diversity','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: City of Edinburgh

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

Robertson Trust	£20,000
Scottish Government	£6,300
Corra Foundation	£4,000
Co-Operative Group	£1,015

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Super Power Agency
£1,015	21/10/2023	We exist to support and encourage young people to build their writing skills and express themselves with confidence. Being literate allows us to explore and communicate what we think, feel and know.
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to The Super Power Agency
£500	04/04/2022	Grant through the Colleagues in the Community Fund towards workshop fees
Scottish Government - Super Power Agency
£4,300	06/08/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Super Power Agency
£2,000	01/06/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Robertson Trust - The salary costs of the Volunteer Coordinator
£20,000	23/08/2019	The salary costs of the Volunteer Coordinator
Corra Foundation - HDG-19/316
£4,000	01/06/2019	Towards the salary of the full-time Programme Co-ordinator.
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to The Super Power Agency
£500	08/01/2019	Grant to The Super Power Agency used to recruit and support volunteers for their young writers programme.
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer Coordinator
£10,000	27/04/2018 12	This group will work with young people aged between 8 and 18 year of age to help improve literacy and build self-esteem through mentoring and creative writing workshops in Edinburgh.
Robertson Trust - The salary costs of the Volunteer Coordinator
£10,000	24/01/2018	The salary costs of the Volunteer Coordinator

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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 12/05/2016, number: SC046550

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Super Power Agency, Round the World Studios, 40 Constitution Street, Edinburgh, EH6 6RS

Objectives

4. The organisation’s purposes are 4.1. To advance education by providing facilities, materials and tuition to service users, increasing the levels of literacy, self-esteem and aspiration in under resourced students aged 8 to 18. 4.2. To advance arts, heritage and culture by facilitating the creation, publication and performance of written, visual and artistic material by service users. 4.3. To provide recreational activities with the object of improving conditions of life for under resourced students aged 8 to 18 by providing facilities, materials and tuition which would otherwise be beyond their means. 4.4. To promote equality and diversity by striving to close the literacy gap between the catchment area's service users and the rest of Scotland through creative and educational activities. 4.5. To relieve those who by reason of financial hardship would be otherwise unable to engage extra-curricular English language literacy or creative tuition by providing appropriate facilities, materials and tuition.

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