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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +7
    Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

    FOOL ON 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There have been no 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
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    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 30/11/18 30/11/19 30/11/20 30/11/21 30/11/22
    Total income £59,568 £41,875 £47,844 £61,204 £70,111
    Total spending £54,389 £38,868 £36,219 £39,745 £55,918
    Surplus/deficit £5,179 £3,007 £11,625 £21,459 £14,193
    Established: 6 years

    www.foolon.co.uk

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
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    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Other specialist outpatient services
    Purposes
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: North Lanarkshire
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Older People
    • 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£92,615
    Corra Foundation£27,000
    Foundation Scotland£5,486
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months    		 To be used for
    Foundation Scotland - Music Tutors to promote recovery from mental ill health
    £4,500 22/11/2021
    To fund a music tutor for weekly guitar workshops throughout 2022 to promote recovery from mental ill health issues.
    Corra Foundation - Enabling_Neighbourhoods_Fund-21/1930
    £3,000 07/10/2021
    Towards the costs associated with delivering activities in your local community.
    Corra Foundation - HDG-21/1354
    £24,000 30/09/2021
    unrestricted funding.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Fool On Mental Health Recovery Through Performing Arts
    £92,615 08/09/2021
    This group will use the funding to support people affected by mental health issues and will promote recovery through participation in the performing arts. The project will deliver five weekly ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Fool On
    £986 19/10/2020
    To cover telephone and broadband costs.

    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 10/11/2017, number: SC047918
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; AR21: 81 days late,
    Main office

    Unit 1, 26 King Street , Wishaw , North Lanarkshire, ML2 9EN

    Objectives

    The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are. to relieve need of those suffering from distress and anxiety of living with mental health issues, improving confidence, self-esteem and wellbeing for all through the performing arts in comedy, singing, music and writing.

    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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