Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +8

    PERTH AUTISM SUPPORT SCIO 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Established: 6 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Charitable activities £36,187 £88,895 £231,795
    Donations & Legacies £288,199 £297,628 £381,039 £557,787
    Other Income £113,476 £826
    Investment Income £1 £1
    Total income £329,741 £411,105 £469,935 £581,447 £790,408
    Charitable activities spending £330,268 £410,144 £393,207 £781,489
    Fundraising costs 0% 1% 0% 0%
    Other spending
    Total spending £330,877 £412,557 £394,602 £527,292 £781,489
    Surplus/deficit -£1,136 -£1,452 £75,333 £54,155 £8,919
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    • Other defined groups','Other charities or voluntary bodies
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Perth And Kinross
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

    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£157,749
    Scottish Government£58,473
    Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
    CAF£9,580
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Dundee Social Activities
    £7,749 21/06/2023
    This group will expand the services they offer in Dundee developing their transitions service where they provide group sessions to autistic young people enabling them to transition through into adult ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Outreach Services
    £2,000 06/03/2023
    To contribute towards venue hire, staff salaries and travel costs to deliver an outreach programme of activities and 1:1 sessions for young people with autism living in Kinross-shire only.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Perth Autism Support SCIO
    £1,462 22/10/2022
    We want to provide one-to-one and group sessions for autistic children/young people up to the age of 18. This would support them to develop strategies and knowledge to understand and manage anxiety.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Transitions Services for Young Adults aged 14-18.
    £150,000 07/04/2022
    The group will use the funding to continue delivering their successful Transition Service for young people aged 14-18 years with autism in the Perth and Kinross area. The group provide a range of 1-1 ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £20,000 18/03/2022
    Children's Activities
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Perth Autism Support
    £1,415 23/10/2021
    Perth Autism Support’s Activity Programme provides classes with structure, support, and knowledge of autism to ensure children and young people feel comfortable, safe, and valued.
    Scottish Government - Perth Autism Support SCIO
    £12,768 22/03/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Perth Autism Support SCIO
    £19,560 18/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    CAF - Grant to Perth Autism Support SCIO
    £9,580 15/05/2020
    3
    Grant to Perth Autism Support SCIO to support the organisation through COVID19
    Scottish Government - Perth Autism Support SCIO
    £26,145 29/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Corra Foundation - HDG-19/330
    £5,000 01/06/2019
    Towards the costs of fitness and stress classes for the parents of young people with autism.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Autism Services in Perth and Kinross
    £124,102 20/03/2019
    36
    This group will support young people aged 14 years and over who are on the autism spectrum, helping them navigate the transitional period between adolescence and adulthood. Through one to one ....more
    Robertson Trust - Running costs
    £60,000 12/03/2019
    Running costs
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Perth Autism Support SCIO
    £600 14/05/2018
    towards a day trip to a nature centre in Edinburgh for a group of disabled children from Perth and Kinross
    Corra Foundation - HDA-17/30
    £4,000 02/02/2017
    towards the costs of the weekly drama sessions
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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 07/03/2018, number: SC048183
    • Notes: This charity was established to replace Perth Autism Support (SC042875). Perth Autism Support (SC042875) has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to Perth Autism Support SCIO (SC048183).
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    14 New Row, Perth, PH1 5QA

    Objectives

    The organisation's charitable purposes are the advancement of education, the advancement of health and the advancement of citizenship and community development, through raising awareness of and providing support to individuals with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder, and/or their families/carers.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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