Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +8
    Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

    WHY NOT? TRUST FOR CARE EXPERIENCED YOUNG PEOPLE  

    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 has been strong growth in spending since inception
    • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £44,134 £87,907 £125,842 £223,267 £194,397
    Total spending £41,699 £87,150 £117,615 £117,881 £172,569
    Surplus/deficit £2,435 £757 £8,227 £105,386 £21,828
    Established: 6 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Residential nursing care facilities
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • 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: Stirling
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Other defined groups

    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
    KPMG Foundation£200,000
    Scottish Government£17,500
    Corra Foundation£16,000
    National Lottery Community Fund£9,600
    Foundation Scotland£4,400
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    KPMG Foundation - The Village - for Care Experienced Young Parents
    £200,000 05/07/2023
    Supporting young care experienced people as they become young parents themselves. The Village has evolved from listening to what young people want and need, into a virtual peer support model across ....more
    Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
    £750 31/10/2022
    Core costs
    Corra Foundation - HDG-20/4226
    £16,000 06/08/2020
    towards the Parenting and Community Hub project.
    Scottish Government - Why Not? Trust for Care Experienced Young People
    £17,500 12/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Person Led Planning: Train the Trainer
    £9,600 11/05/2020
    12
    This group will deliver a train the trainer course to six sessional staff and six care experienced young people which will enable them to facilitate a training programme for young people ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Why Not? Trust For Care Experienced Young People
    £4,400 22/04/2020
    To provide mobile data and essential supplies such as food and utility top-ups to care experienced young people throughout Scotland.

    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 20/08/2018, number: SC048633
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Bremner House , Castle Business Park , Stirling , FK9 4TF

    Objectives

    4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To advance the mental health and wellbeing of care experienced young people through the provision of ongoing support into their adult life 4.2 The relief of loneliness and isolation in care experienced young people through supporting them to develop meaningful lasting relationships and build wider support networks, to become part of their local community 4.3 To advance education through assisting care experienced young people to challenge the inequalities and stigma they face as they transition from care to independent living

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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