Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +6
    Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

    GRACE CHURCH FAMILY 

    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 £25,711 £69,426 £46,978 £74,733
    Total spending £21,064 £31,904 £71,693 £73,318
    Surplus/deficit £4,647 £37,522 -£24,715 £1,415
    Established: 5 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Christian congregations
    Purposes
    • The advancement of religion
    • 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: Aberdeenshire
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People

    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
    National Lottery Community Fund£85,780
    Scottish Government£18,168
    Corra Foundation£5,250
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Corra Foundation - Household Hardship Fund
    £5,250 19/01/2023
    A grant towards the cost of cash and vouchers to be given directly to families and individuals in need. Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Deeside Compassion
    £75,780 20/01/2022
    This group will continue to run and expand their online foodbank membership scheme for people living in low-income households in South Deeside Aberdeenshire. Using an online shopping website called ....more
    Scottish Government - Grace Church Family
    £7,588 15/03/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Grace Church Family
    £10,580 13/01/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Restart Social Supermarket
    £10,000 28/10/2020
    12
    This group will employ a part-time manager and pay for rental of premises to run an online social supermarket. People on low incomes in the Royal Deeside corridor will be able to pay £2 for £10 ....more

    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 14/08/2019, number: SC049531
    Filing Record
    3 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    20 Green Banks, Crathes, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, AB31 5JT

    Objectives

    the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Faith of the church in Royal Deeside and such other parts of the world as the Charity Trustees may think fit from time to time, and the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage in Royal Deeside and such other parts of the world as the Charity Trustees may think fit from time to time.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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