Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Deficit latest year: -2
Future income +5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

WEEKDAY WOW FACTOR

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/10/21	31/10/22
Total income	£95,889	£60,773
Total spending	£48,145	£81,989
Surplus/deficit	£47,744	-£21,216

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Established: 3 years
(6 years as a company)

www.weekdaywowfactor.com

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

Purposes

The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
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: Glasgow City

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Older People
People with disabilities or health problems

Who supports 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	£72,508
The Clothworkers Foundation	£5,000
Foundation Scotland	£4,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Daytime Discos
£62,508	05/06/2023	The project will create a daytime disco vibe for fun opportunities for Senior Citizens to meet new people have hot lunch together pick tunes for our DJ to play to listen sing tap feet clap or even ....more The project will create a daytime disco vibe for fun opportunities for Senior Citizens to meet new people have hot lunch together pick tunes for our DJ to play to listen sing tap feet clap or even have a wee dance across Scotland . To enhance health and wellbeing reducing loneliness and ageism.
National Lottery Community Fund - Constructing a Business Plan
£1,614	06/10/2022	The group will use the funding to get support to produce a business plan which will help them focus on their goals and objectives and build the sustainability of the project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Weekday Wow factor Activities: Virtual Daytime Discos and Tai Chi
£8,386	28/01/2022	The group will use the funding to continue to deliver its Virtual Daytime Disco and Virtual Tai Chi lessons to isolated older people across Glasgow.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Weekday Wow Factor
£5,000	11/05/2021	purchase of a vehicle for a charity supporting older people in Lankarshire
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Weekday Wow Factor
£2,500	22/05/2020	To contribute to providing older people in Glasgow with a virtual platform of services including a daily Daytime disco which includes a chat/catch up, team quiz and dancing seated or standing to ....more To contribute to providing older people in Glasgow with a virtual platform of services including a daily Daytime disco which includes a chat/catch up, team quiz and dancing seated or standing to tunes picked on the day by participants.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Weekday Wow Factor
£2,000	24/04/2020	To enable Weekday Wow Factor to adapt its services from face to face to online; contributing to the costs of running of a weekday online disco and quiz aimed enhancing the health and wellbeing of ....more To enable Weekday Wow Factor to adapt its services from face to face to online; contributing to the costs of running of a weekday online disco and quiz aimed enhancing the health and wellbeing of socially isolating older people, by paying for sessional st

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (5)

Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 44-64

CLYNE, Alastair
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Company Owner/Director

HORSBURGH, Tamara
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Older People'S Mission Regional Specialist

MORRISON, David
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Business Banking Regional Manager

ROULSTON, Sharon
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Trained Arts Award Adviser

SALLIS, Upasana
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: None

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 08/02/2021, number: SC050760
Registered at Companies House on 12/10/2017, number: SC578701

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

, G13 3PP

Objectives

2.1 The objects of the Company are to carry on activities which benefit the community and in particular (without limitation) to: 2.1.1 To relieve the need of individuals 50 years and over by utilising occupational therapy methods in order to reduce physical and social isolation whilst increasing health and wellbeing. 2.1.2 To provide services, in particular, leisure and recreational activities and widen access to older adults to engage in fun daytime interactions to promote and enable physical, psychological, social and spiritual health and wellbeing, improve quality of life as well as reducing social isolation and loneliness.

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