Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 6

WEST COAST FURNITURE BANK SCIO

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

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£2,863	£28,609	£79,295	£101,070
Total spending	£2,337	£21,986	£42,902	£91,306
Surplus/deficit	£526	£6,623	£36,393	£9,764

Established: 5 years

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: North Ayrshire

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - UKPCOL - Development of the Charity to meet growing Needs / Demands of the Area
£20,000	31/10/2022	This group will use the funding to develop their service providing household items to clients who would otherwise be unable to afford them. Recipients will be referred by local authority services ....more This group will use the funding to develop their service providing household items to clients who would otherwise be unable to afford them. Recipients will be referred by local authority services including social work GPs and NHS teams as well as third sector organisations such as Women’s Aid. They will be provided with good quality items which will be delivered to them free of charge. The project will benefit 300 people over one year. It will involve 10 volunteers.
National Lottery Community Fund - Van hire and fuel costs to deliver furniture to those in need.
£9,900	24/05/2021	This grant will fund a furniture repurposing scheme. Unwanted furniture that would otherwise go to land fill will be collected and redistributed to those in need of household items.
Corra Foundation - Enabling_Neighbourhoods_Fund-21/1218
£3,300	19/05/2021	Towards the costs associated in delivering activities in your local community.
National Lottery Community Fund - West Coast Furniture Bank - COVID-19 response
£8,300	26/10/2020 6	This grant will fund transport costs for a furniture repurposing scheme. Unwanted furniture that would otherwise go to land fill will be collected and redistributed to those in need of household ....more This grant will fund transport costs for a furniture repurposing scheme. Unwanted furniture that would otherwise go to land fill will be collected and redistributed to those in need of household items.
Scottish Government - West Coast Furniture Bank SCIO
£2,000	03/06/2020	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - West Coast Furniture Bank
£9,968	27/04/2020 12	This grant will fund a furniture re-purposing scheme. Unwanted furniture that would otherwise go to land fill will be collected and redistributed to those in need of household items.

Amount

When
Months

To be used for

National Lottery Community Fund - UKPCOL - Development of the Charity to meet growing Needs / Demands of the Area

£20,000

31/10/2022

This group will use the funding to develop their service providing household items to clients who would otherwise be unable to afford them. Recipients will be referred by local authority services ....more

National Lottery Community Fund - Van hire and fuel costs to deliver furniture to those in need.

£9,900

24/05/2021

This grant will fund a furniture repurposing scheme. Unwanted furniture that would otherwise go to land fill will be collected and redistributed to those in need of household items.

Corra Foundation - Enabling_Neighbourhoods_Fund-21/1218

£3,300

19/05/2021

Towards the costs associated in delivering activities in your local community.

National Lottery Community Fund - West Coast Furniture Bank - COVID-19 response

£8,300

26/10/2020
6

This grant will fund transport costs for a furniture repurposing scheme. Unwanted furniture that would otherwise go to land fill will be collected and redistributed to those in need of household ....more

Scottish Government - West Coast Furniture Bank SCIO

£2,000

03/06/2020

Detailed description not provided.

National Lottery Community Fund - West Coast Furniture Bank

£9,968

27/04/2020
12

This grant will fund a furniture re-purposing scheme. Unwanted furniture that would otherwise go to land fill will be collected and redistributed to those in need of household items.

National Lottery Community Fund	£48,168
Corra Foundation	£3,300
Scottish Government	£2,000

WEST COAST FURNITURE BANK SCIO

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