Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 9

Future income +5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 14

HAND OF SOLACE

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Established: 6 years

www.handofsolace.co.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/05/19	31/05/20	31/05/21	31/05/22	31/05/23
Total income	£49,364	£60,256	£53,187	£52,472	£121,050
Total spending	£48,014	£48,363	£44,180	£54,104	£80,218
Surplus/deficit	£1,350	£11,893	£9,007	-£1,632	£40,832

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of education
The advancement of health','the saving of lives','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: Aberdeen

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

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

Henry Smith Charity	£85,600
National Lottery Community Fund	£29,967
Foundation Scotland	£10,370
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation	£8,850
Corra Foundation	£6,460
The Grocers' Charity	£3,022
Charles Hayward Foundation	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Hand of Solace
£85,600	18/08/2023 36	towards three years' running costs of the 'Elderly Support Service' providing befriending support for isolated older people, predominantly from BAME communities, in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Hand of Solace
£3,000	21/12/2022	Elderly support service - befriending for older people
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant - Hand of Solace
£3,022	07/12/2022	to support BME elders who have low confidence to go out into their surroundings and navigate the city. The befriending service supports and encourages older people to attend local activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Young People's Service
£9,817	26/10/2022	This group will continue their young persons service that matches young people experiencing challenges such as poor mental health and low esteem/confidence with a volunteer befriender. The befriender ....more This group will continue their young persons service that matches young people experiencing challenges such as poor mental health and low esteem/confidence with a volunteer befriender. The befriender meets them weekly in their community to offer support and advice.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Hand of Solace
£8,850	11/10/2022	47% of the salary costs for a young people's befriending service in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Hand of Solace
£4,800	16/09/2021	To cover the cost of running a befriending service.
National Lottery Community Fund - Elderly Support Service
£9,150	23/02/2021 12	This group will continue their elderly support service that provides befriending for up to 32 older people using 28 volunteers in Aberdeen. A large percentage of the older people are from BAME ....more This group will continue their elderly support service that provides befriending for up to 32 older people using 28 volunteers in Aberdeen. A large percentage of the older people are from BAME backgrounds.
Corra Foundation - HDG-20/347
£3,460	06/08/2020	towards the work with young people and their families.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Hand of Solace
£4,270	18/06/2020	to contribute towards the total cost of providing one year?s befriending support.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Response to our Elderly Support Service
£6,000	09/04/2020 6	This group will increase the scope of their current befriending service in Aberdeen for older people from Black And Minority Ethnic backgrounds to meet the demands of the COVID-19 crisis.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Hand of Solace
£1,300	29/03/2020	to cover volunteer expenses to increase phone calls and trips to shops to continue their befriending service for the elderly who are isolating in Bucksburn
National Lottery Community Fund - Elderly Support Service
£5,000	15/08/2019 12	This group will continue and develop their Elderly Support Service in Aberdeen. Up to 15 isolated older people will be matched with a befriender and will engage in a variety of activities to improve ....more This group will continue and develop their Elderly Support Service in Aberdeen. Up to 15 isolated older people will be matched with a befriender and will engage in a variety of activities to improve their independence and social connections.
Corra Foundation - HDG-19/311
£3,000	01/06/2019	Towards the cost of the Elderly Support Service.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Hand of Solace
£2,800	26/09/2018	purchase of a fridge, kettle and filing cabinets for a charity which works with older people in Aberdeen
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/343
£3,000	02/08/2018	Towards the running costs of the Befriending service for isolated older people in Aberdeen.
Robertson Trust - The Elderly Support Service Project
£5,000	01/06/2018	The Elderly Support Service Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Peace and Integration Promotion Festival
£9,015	27/04/2018 12	This group will use the funding to run a festival which will promote Aberdeen's different cultures. The aim is to encourage community cohesion and make people from minority ethnic backgrounds feel ....more This group will use the funding to run a festival which will promote Aberdeen's different cultures. The aim is to encourage community cohesion and make people from minority ethnic backgrounds feel more confident.

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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 12/03/2018, number: SC048192

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

41 Regent quay, Aberdeen, AB11 5BE

Objectives

The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantaged 4.2 The prevention or relief of poverty 4.3 The advancement of health or the saving of lives 4.4 The advancement of education

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