Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 7

BEFRIENDERS SCIO

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Established: 7 years

www.befrienders.scot

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£96,265	£72,641	£107,755	£101,546	£104,389
Total spending	£77,032	£77,771	£84,029	£88,198	£92,402
Surplus/deficit	£19,233	-£5,130	£23,726	£13,348	£11,987

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Argyll And Bute

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£211,737
BBC Children in Need	£35,666
DCMS	£11,889
Co-Operative Group	£6,453

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Argyll and Bute Befrienders
£6,453	22/10/2022	We train and match adult volunteer Befrienders with children who need extra support to overcome adversity.
National Lottery Community Fund - Befrienders for Children in Argyll and Bute: Post of Manager
£131,300	19/07/2022	This group will use the funding to sustain their one-to-one befriending service for vulnerable children and young people aged 6 to 18 years across Argyll and Bute. The project will cover staff costs ....more This group will use the funding to sustain their one-to-one befriending service for vulnerable children and young people aged 6 to 18 years across Argyll and Bute. The project will cover staff costs enabling the group to match around 50 young people with volunteer befrienders over the 3-year period of funding. The service has a strong track record supporting young people and their families experiencing challenging circumstances.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Befrienders SCIO- Argyll & Bute Childrens Befriending Scheme
£35,666	09/09/2020 18	COVID19 - This grant will provide befriending support to 40 children and young people facing a range of disadvantages exacerbated by Covid-19 and their rural location. Through 4 locally-based staff, ....more COVID19 - This grant will provide befriending support to 40 children and young people facing a range of disadvantages exacerbated by Covid-19 and their rural location. Through 4 locally-based staff, they will have improved confidence, & reduced anxiety & isolation.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£11,889	01/07/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
National Lottery Community Fund - Befriending 2020
£80,437	18/06/2020 23	This group will use the funding to sustain their one to one befriending service for vulnerable children and young people aged 6 to 18 years across Argyll and Bute. The project will primarily cover ....more This group will use the funding to sustain their one to one befriending service for vulnerable children and young people aged 6 to 18 years across Argyll and Bute. The project will primarily cover staff costs enabling the group to match around 45 young people with volunteer befrienders over the 2-year period of funding.
Robertson Trust - The salary costs of the Project Director
£60,000	12/06/2018	The salary costs of the Project Director

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 10/10/2017, number: SC047812

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

PO Box 9576, Lochgilphead, Argyll, PA31 9BB

Objectives

The organisation's purposes are: 1. To relieve the suffering and distress of vulnerable young people and children resident in Argyll and Bute and their environs by the provision of a befriending service to those among the aforementioned young people and children who would benefit from such a service.

Data Sources