Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +6
    Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

    DIFFERABLED SCOTLAND 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Established: 7 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/01/18 31/01/19 31/01/20 31/01/21 31/01/22 31/01/23
    Total income £26,540 £40,361 £58,487 £73,500 £127,830 £91,191
    Total spending £15,975 £35,414 £50,537 £77,246 £90,350 £99,907
    Surplus/deficit £10,565 £4,947 £7,950 -£3,746 £37,480 -£8,716
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • 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
    • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    • Other defined groups','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    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
    National Lottery Community Fund£119,960
    Robertson Trust£45,000
    Corra Foundation£4,000
    Foundation Scotland£2,000
    The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£1,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Neurodiversity in Ethnic communities
    £9,960 14/07/2022
    This group will use the funding to deliver neurodiversity training programmes to parents/carers from minority ethnic communities who have children with additional support needs. The project will ....more
    Corra Foundation - Enabling_Neighbourhoods_Fund-21/1217
    £4,000 19/05/2021
    Towards the costs associated in delivering activities in your local community.
    The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Differabled Scotland
    £1,000 13/04/2021
    Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
    National Lottery Community Fund - Adult Neuro-harmony pilot
    £10,000 25/03/2021
    11
    This group will use the funding to pilot a support service for adults who are neurodiverse.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Differabled Scotland
    £2,000 09/03/2021
    To cover the costs of running free autism and neurodiversity training programmes to families.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Creating Understanding Of Neuro-Harmony & Awareness within Communities
    £90,000 18/11/2019
    36
    This group will use the funding to support parents/carers of children, young people and adults with various additional support needs including Autism and Attention Deficit Disorder. The organisation ....more
    Robertson Trust - Salary costs of the Training/Learning and Development Officer
    £45,000 11/06/2019
    Salary costs of the Training/Learning and Development Officer
    National Lottery Community Fund - Autism/NeurodiversityTraining programme
    £10,000 10/06/2019
    12
    Autism/NeurodiversityTraining programme
    National Lottery Community Fund - Differabled Pilot Project
    £10,000 15/09/2017
    11
    This group provide training, support and information to parents of children with disabilities and additional support needs. The funding will be used to deliver a pilot project which will run 12 ....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 27/01/2017, number: SC047129
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR22: 2 days late,
    Main office

    S4, Flemington House, 110 Flemington street, Glasgow, G21 4TD

    Objectives

    4. The organisations purposes are to support parents, carers and their families who are disadvantaged by disability and ill-health by: 4.1 Providing recreational and respite activities. 4.2 Advancing education and citizenship through the provision of training, lifelong learning and volunteer opportunities. 4.3 Promoting equality and diversity by advocating for a better understanding of their rights and needs when accessing services.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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