Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 3

INVERCLYDE WOMEN'S AID SCIO

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities	£652,862	£613,791	£570,205		£551,426
Donations & Legacies	£6,630	£12,083	£17,505
Other Income
Investment Income
Total income	£659,492	£625,874	£587,710	£530,239	£556,579
Charitable activities spending	£619,017	£622,118	£499,441		£639,368
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending	£619,017	£622,118	£499,441	£487,163	£639,368
Surplus/deficit	£40,475	£3,756	£88,269	£43,076	-£82,789

Established: 8 years

www.inverclydewomensaid.co.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Services for females

Purposes

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

Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: Inverclyde

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Specialist Domestic Abuse Counselling Support Service
£195,613	12/08/2021	The group will use the funding to restart their specialist domestic abuse counselling support service.
Foundation Scotland - Domestic Abuse Crisis Worker
£20,984	04/09/2018 12	towards the cost of a new, part-time Domestic Abuse Crisis Worker, recruitment costs, staff expenses, training and materials, management and administration costs, plus overheads.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Inverclyde Women's Aid SCIO
£88,600	07/12/2017 36	towards three years' running costs of a project providing a sexual abuse support service for women and children in Inverclyde
National Lottery Community Fund - CEDAR Inverclyde
£552,909	13/04/2016 60	This group will build upon their existing CEDAR (Children Experiencing Domestic Abuse Recovery) programme aimed at supporting children and their mothers affected by domestic abuse by extending the ....more This group will build upon their existing CEDAR (Children Experiencing Domestic Abuse Recovery) programme aimed at supporting children and their mothers affected by domestic abuse by extending the target group to include those children who are currently in kinship care or who are looked after and accommodated, giving them access to the programme with their guardian or carer.
Foundation Scotland - CEDAR
£18,009	14/12/2015 5	Towards the cost of the existing full-time CEDAR programme Coordinator for a period of 6 months to enable the organisation to continue to deliver the CEDAR initiative beyond December 2015.

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 27/10/2016, number: SC046936

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR21: 52 days late,

Main office

41 High Street, Greenock, PA15 1NR

Objectives

4The organisation is established charitable purposes, and in particular, the Purposes are: 4.1 To provide relief to women, children and young people, who have suffered or are still experiencing domestic and sexual abuse so they can be active citizens who are achieving, resilient, respected, responsible and included by: 4.1.1 providing safe, temporary accommodation away from abusers. 4.1.2 providing time, safe space and information for women, children and young people who are experiencing domestic abuse. 4.1.3 providing structured supportive opportunities to allow women, children and young people to make choices for their future. 4.1.4 liaising with other services, including the police, education, NHS and other organisations on behalf of the women, children and young people experiencing domestic and sexual abuse. 4.1.5 providing support and information on access to other services. 4.1.6 advocating for women, children and young people affected by domestic and sexual abuse within legal and other protection services. 4.2 To promote equality and diversity by: 4.2.1 upholding and promoting the rights of all women, children and young people regardless of ethnicity, religion or cultural background, who are or have experienced domestic and sexual abuse in the belief that violence against women, is symptomatic of wider structural inequalities in society. 4.2.2 educating the public, the media, education, police, NHS and other agencies about the dynamics of domestic and sexual abuse. 4.2.3 encouraging research into the causes, prevention, long-term impact and relief of victims of domestic and sexual abuse. 4.2.4 providing opportunities for women, children and young people to shape the development of services, policy and practice.

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