Overall GiG Score: 12 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +10

    VICS IN THE COMMUNITY 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Established: 6 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/05/19 31/05/20 31/05/21 31/05/22
    Charitable activities
    Donations & Legacies
    Other Income
    Investment Income
    Total income £30,558 £63,163 £126,672 £315,411
    Charitable activities spending
    Fundraising costs 11%
    Other spending
    Total spending £26,060 £30,440 £124,571 £169,754
    Surplus/deficit £4,498 £32,723 £2,101 £145,657
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    Purposes
    • The advancement of public participation in sport
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: South Ayrshire
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely 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£110,846
    Tudor Trust£60,000
    Scottish Government£56,540
    Foundation Scotland£22,021
    The Clothworkers Foundation£10,000
    Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£8,000
    Women's Fund for Scotland£5,800
    DCMS£5,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Vics in the Community
    £10,000 15/11/2023
    Purchase of the minibus for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in South Ayrshire
    National Lottery Community Fund - UKPCOL Vics Cost of Living Crisis Support
    £21,500 28/11/2022
    The group will use the funding to supporting those most affected by the Cost-of-Living Crisis in the Ayr North community. This will include weekly group sessions focussing on mental health fitness ....more
    Women's Fund for Scotland - Vics Ayr North Ladies Resilience project
    £2,900 15/03/2022
    To cover the cost of running a mental health project for women
    Women's Fund for Scotland - Vics Ayr North Ladies Resilience project
    £2,900 15/03/2022
    To cover the cost of running a mental health project for women
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Vics in the Community
    £60,000 04/03/2022
    24
    over two years towards core salaries for a charity providing football coaching and community-based support programmes in Ayr
    National Lottery Community Fund - Vics Community Development Officer
    £79,346 24/01/2022
    This group will use the funding to deliver and expand upon its existing programme of free physical activities school holiday programmes and one-to-one and group-based mental health support to ....more
    Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Vics in the Community
    £8,000 20/01/2022
    21% of the running costs for a charity providing community participation in sport through football in South Ayrshire.
    Foundation Scotland - Ayr North early years football for all project
    £3,000 15/12/2021
    To contribute towards delivering football sessions for children aged 4-5 years.
    Foundation Scotland - Vics Men's Fitba in the Community
    £5,000 02/11/2021
    To run 2, 12-week football programmes to support the physical and mental health of men in Ayr.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Vics in the Community
    £2,021 07/07/2021
    To fund equipment and kit costs for a new girl?s football training programme in Ayr.
    Scottish Government - Vics in the Community
    £22,740 18/02/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Vics in the Community
    £33,800 08/12/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Vics in the Community
    £2,000 15/10/2020
    to help cover the cost of venue hire.
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £5,000 26/08/2020
    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
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Vics in the Community
    £5,000 26/08/2020
    To work with other local organisations to provide a co-ordinated approach to recovery, respond to challenges by providing and delivering key services such as emergency food supplies, power/sim cards ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Vics in the Community
    £5,000 27/04/2020
    To develop a dedicated response to the present COVID19 crisis including meal provision, footballs for physical health and materials for mental health.
    National Lottery Community Fund - VICS IN THE COMMUNITY COVID 19 SUPPORT
    £10,000 15/04/2020
    0
    This group will provide hot meals and mindfulness colouring books for families living in Ayr North.
    Robertson Trust - Salary costs of the Community Development Officer
    £15,000 04/12/2018
    Salary costs of the Community Development Officer
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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 23/04/2018, number: SC048328
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    18 Taylor Street, Ayr, KA8 8AU

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of public participation in football covering all ages and abilities. 4.2 To utilize funds to assist those in need within our community, with the provision of meals during the corona virus outbreak and at other relevant times 4.3 The Charity has following Covid a much wider social focus, and is committed to a comprehensive approach of our football strategy working together with our community support programme which aims to ensure that we help the community by providing targeted support via Mental health and access to or signposting to other services which the public require. 4.4 The Charity has agreed a 25 year lease of the football pitch and pavilion at Whitletts Activity Centre. The Charity will operate the facility, and is empowered to raise funds for the upgrading of the pavilion. Funds raised from the operation of the facility will be applied to our stated objectives in points 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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