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

    MIKEYSLINE  

    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 income shortfalls in recent years
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    Established: 8 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Data adjusted to reflect year end change
    Period ending 31/05/17 31/05/18 31/05/19 31/05/20 31/05/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Charitable activities
    Donations & Legacies £185,032
    Other Income
    Investment Income £2,345
    Total income £27,927 £80,914 £141,977 £141,567 £143,324 £287,815 £498,017
    Charitable activities spending £344,723
    Fundraising costs 11% 10%
    Other spending
    Total spending £14,739 £61,383 £96,809 £100,599 £104,532 £253,903 £396,277
    Surplus/deficit £13,188 £19,531 £45,168 £40,968 £38,792 £33,912 £101,740
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The advancement of health
    • The saving of lives
    Where it operates
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Highland
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • People with disabilities or health problems

    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
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mikeysline
    £810 27/09/2022
    Donation from Lifescan Scotland Ltd Fund
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mikeysline
    £908 30/06/2021
    Donation from Lifescan Scotland Ltd
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mikeysline
    £1,075 19/03/2021
    Match funding- Scott Laws and team from LifeScan took part in Movember in November 2020
    Scottish Government - Mikeysline
    £20,520 19/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Mikeysline
    £1,079 08/04/2020
    To deliver two core services; Mikeysline text line service and Mikeysline- You are not alone - messenger/call back service which will help reduce social isolation, support people with emotional or ....more
    Robertson Trust - The running costs of Mikeysline
    £15,000 11/09/2018
    The running costs of Mikeysline
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mikeysline
    £4,288 29/11/2017
    The money for set up and ongoing costs such as furniture/equipment will allow us to open a crisis drop-in centre in Inverness.
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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 20/05/2016, number: SC046574
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    19 Academy Street, Inverness, IV1 1JN

    Objectives

    The advancement of health and the saving of lives

    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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