Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 9
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +9

    SKILLS EXCHANGE SCIO 

    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
    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 £292,920 £200,612
    Donations & Legacies £4,610 £76,992
    Other Income £260,153
    Investment Income
    Total income £140,301 £297,530 £277,604 £254,921 £260,153
    Charitable activities spending £240,736 £223,001 £273,028
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending
    Total spending £142,618 £240,736 £223,001 £270,202 £273,028
    Surplus/deficit -£2,317 £56,794 £54,603 -£15,281 -£12,875
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: South Lanarkshire

    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£108,134
    Robertson Trust£13,500
    Foundation Scotland£11,462
    Scottish Government£9,204
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - New Horizons
    £98,464 29/06/2023
    This East Kilbride based group will run New Horizons a series of activities to help people in communities throughout South Lanarkshire reduce their isolation loneliness and social anxiety by ....more
    Foundation Scotland - New Horizons Pathway
    £11,462 27/04/2022
    To fund New Horizons pathway project
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Skills Exchange
    £2,493 23/10/2021
    We will increase the skills, qualifications and confidence of local unemployed residents, as we support them through personalised training to move towards the world of work.
    National Lottery Community Fund - New Horizons
    £9,670 14/12/2020
    12
    The group will use funding to provide a personal development and mental health project for around 24 young people aged 16-18 years in South Lanarkshire. The project will run for twelve months.
    Scottish Government - Skills Exchange SCIO
    £9,204 15/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Robertson Trust - The costs of the ‘Let’s Grow’ Employability & Personal Development Programme
    £13,500 11/06/2019
    The costs of the ‘Let’s Grow’ Employability & Personal Development Programme
    Corra Foundation - HDA-18/524
    £3,000 06/12/2018
    Towards the costs of the New Horizons Project delivering training to young people (NEET) aged 16-18 years, in South Lanarkshire.
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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 05/06/2018, number: SC048438
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    8 Baneberry Path, East Kilbride, G74 4UZ

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To advance education by assisting individuals who through their social, personal or economic circumstances are in need of and unable to gain employment. by providing them with worthwhile and realistic advice, support, training and work experience to develop their skills and ability to find and sustain work and earn a living. to develop their life and social skills with a view to becoming responsible citizens. to help them achieve their full potential. 4.2 To provide relief to those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by the provision of support, advice, training and skills development, especially such skills as will assist with obtaining paid employment

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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