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 ?

    SWAN AUTISM (SCOTLAND) 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 30/11/17 30/11/18 30/11/19 30/11/20 30/11/21 30/11/22
    Total income £185 £948 £3,531 £28,641 £127,343 £108,719
    Total spending £0 £99 £318 £24,331 £67,063 £99,581
    Surplus/deficit £185 £849 £3,213 £4,310 £60,280 £9,138
    Established: 8 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development','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: Stirling
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups

    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
    Women's Fund for Scotland - SWAN Peer Support
    £4,993 01/03/2024
    11
    To provide 1-to-1 peer support for autistic women, to process their identity and work towards wellbeing goals.
    Women's Fund for Scotland - SWAN Places
    £5,000 27/02/2023
    To fund venue hire, autistic volunteers, access & inclusion costs such as communication aids, and volunteer expenses

    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 01/11/2016, number: SC046946
    • Notes: Previous name - SWAN: Scottish Women's Autism Network from 01/11/2016 to 16/11/2023
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , EH10 4EB

    Objectives

    Purposes 4. The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1. To improve the lives of autistic women, girls, and non-binary people 4.1.1. offering support, advice, direction to practical resources through the facilitation of peer support 4.1.2. building capacity within the population of autistic women, girls, and non-binary people 4.1.3. building capacity and inclusion in the wider community 4.2. To advance knowledge and understanding of autism as it impacts on women, girls, and non-binary people, their families and carers 4.2.1. through an ongoing process of information gathering 4.2.2. through dissemination, training and partnership work 4.3. To promote social inclusion and full citizenship for autistic women, girls, and non-binary people 4.3.1. illuminating issues of intersectionality for autistic women, girls, and non-binary people 4.3.2. replacing misconceptions surrounding the existence, prevalence and presentation of autism in women, girls, and non-binary people 4.3.3. developing a positive narrative of autism in women, girls, and non-binary people. working to dismantle unhelpful stereotypes and misunderstandings associated with autism 4.3.4. forming and developing working partnerships with professions, agencies and other organisations

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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