Overall GiG Score: 17 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 9
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +9

BLYTHSWOOD CARE 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
Established: 6 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
Charitable activities
Donations & Legacies £5,090,854 £5,710,919 £4,252,488 £6,675,002
Other Income £1,343,117 £1,007,690 £9,678
Investment Income £7,741 £5,441 £2,003 £235 £1,248
Total income £7,377,733 £8,031,680 £7,668,376 £10,111,470 £10,408,636
Charitable activities spending £4,871,366 £5,290,986 £3,270,062 £6,211,489 £6,602,484
Fundraising costs 6% 5% 6% 5% 4%
Other spending £2,210,206 £2,373,497 £2,821,787 £2,872,757 £3,153,320
Total spending £7,509,373 £8,066,413 £6,487,950 £9,515,953 £10,176,759
Surplus/deficit -£131,640 -£34,733 £1,180,426 £595,517 £231,877
What it does
  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of religion','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • UK and overseas, main operating location: Highland

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
The Trussell Trust£148,648
Scottish Government£99,305
Foundation Scotland£100
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Highland Foodbank
£69,530 23/11/2023
Food Insecurity Adviser and other project costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Edinburgh SE Foodbank
£5,000 13/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Highland Foodbank
£5,000 11/10/2022
Emergency grant
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Blythswood Care
£100 12/04/2022
Ukraine Appeal as guided by Free Church of Scotland. From John Urquhart.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Edinburgh SE Foodbank
£8,333 09/07/2020
Coronavirus Emergency Grant
Scottish Government - Blythswood Care
£99,305 16/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Highland Foodbank
£4,993 03/04/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs, IT
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Highland Foodbank
£4,912 15/08/2019
12
Warehouse dollies
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Highland Foodbank
£4,912 15/08/2019
Warehouse dollies
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Highland Foodbank
£5,000 15/05/2019
12
Laptops, dongles, training, furniture
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Highland Foodbank
£5,000 15/05/2019
Laptops, dongles, training, furniture
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Highland Foodbank
£35,967 04/04/2019
36
New p/t Warehouse Supervisor
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Highland Foodbank
£35,967 26/03/2019
36
New p/t Warehouse Supervisor
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Highland Foodbank
£35,967 26/03/2019
PT Warehouse supervisor
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Highland Foodbank
£5,000 12/02/2019
12
Food bank warehouse dollies and new PC
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Highland Foodbank
£5,000 12/02/2019
Dollies
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Highland Foodbank
£5,000 31/01/2019
12
Food bank warehouse dollies and new PC
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 40-76
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 14/12/2017, number: SC048001
  • Notes: Update to charity name Blythswood Care 2017 from 14-12-2017 to 16-04-2018
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/12/2017, number: SC583493
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

Highland Deephaven Industrial Estate, Evanton, Ross-shire, IV16 9XJ

Objectives

The purposes for which the Charity was established as a legal entity are 2.1.1. the advancement of the Christian religion in Scotland and the world for the public benefit. and 2.1.2. the relief of sickness and financial hardship and the promotion and preservation of good health for the public benefit in any part of the world, by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind. 2.1.3. the promotion of education for the public benefit, particularly in the understanding of the Christian religion , by the printing, publishing, production and distribution of Christian literature and literacy materials.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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