Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 3

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 0

THE MEETING PLACE (DUNOON)

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£59,438	£37,875	£25,143
Total spending	£17,445	£57,786	£21,011
Surplus/deficit	£41,993	-£19,911	£4,132

Established: 5 years

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

Purposes

The advancement of health

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Argyll And Bute

Who it helps

Other defined groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Meeting Place Dunoon
£3,175	21/10/2023	We would like to expand our programme and opening hours to increase support for participants. New participants will be encouraged to attend group sessions.
National Lottery Community Fund - Ongoing operation of The Meeting Place (Dunoon)
£9,718	19/01/2021 9	This group will use the funding to increase peer-led support for those affected by mental health and addiction issues in the Dunoon area.

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 22/11/2019, number: SC049769

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

53 Hillfoot Street, Dunoon, Argyll, PA23 7DR

Objectives

To improve the mental wellbeing-being of people in Cowal and the surrounding areas.

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