Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Overall weighted support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    JAMES SUPPORT GROUP

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/10/21 31/10/22 31/10/23
    Total income £39,009 £43,415 £61,565
    Total spending £14,680 £39,063 £58,842
    Surplus/deficit £24,329 £4,352 £2,723
    Established: 4 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Other welfare services
    Purposes
    • 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: Highland
    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
    Scottish Government - James Support Group
    £12,962 18/01/2021
    Detailed description not provided.

    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 13/10/2020, number: SC050519
    Filing Record
    1 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Jalidor, Bayview crescent, Cromarty, Ross-shire, IV11 8YP

    Objectives

    To provide support to those bereaved by suicide and to those who have/had suicidal thoughts, and to relieve loneliness and isolation within the community. In furtherance of these objects, the SCIO will: provide a monthly 'safe place' meeting, provide regular table games evenings, provide regular breakfast clubs in various locations, provide one to one sessions to supplement existing resource, provide a 24/7 helpline for continuous support, provide a website and facebook page with support and help information across similar agencies.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving

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