Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

MADE 4U IN ML2

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £38,020
Donations & Legacies £272,232
Other Income
Investment Income £219
Total income £2,476 £75,728 £121,833 £209,713 £209,713 £317,053
Charitable activities spending £303,050
Fundraising costs 0%
Other spending
Total spending £119,940 £102,178 £95,272 £163,164 £203,340 £303,239
Surplus/deficit -£117,464 -£26,450 £26,561 £46,549 £6,373 £13,814
Established: 19 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of public participation in sport','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 promotion of religious or racial harmony','the promotion of equality and diversity','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Where it operates
  • North Lanarkshire
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','Other defined groups','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Scottish Government£37,457
Foundation Scotland£27,095
National Lottery Community Fund£19,958
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
CAF£8,500
Corra Foundation£5,250
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Made4U In ML2
£1,867 21/10/2023
We would like to continue to distribute food surplus to reduce the poverty pinch on local people's lives. We will equip our space to do this and to collect and store the food.
Foundation Scotland - Food Insecurity & Isolation
£9,955 06/06/2023
11
To contribute towards delivering the Family Grub Project, the Community Cafe for older isolated people, the Meal Service plus festive lunches and dinners to tackle food insecurity.
Corra Foundation - Household Hardship Fund
£5,250 14/02/2023
A grant towards the cost of cash and vouchers to be given directly to families and individuals in need. Funded by The Scottish Government.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to MADE 4U IN ML2
£1,720 24/07/2022
towards the costs of a trip to Pinkston Water sports for 48 children from disadvantaged communities in Wishaw, Scotland.
National Lottery Community Fund - Wishaw Active Play
£9,998 23/02/2022
This group will work with young children (Primary 4 (P4) – Primary 6 (P6)) to deliver active play sessions and work with P6 level children to facilitate them achieving a Dynamic Youth Award. The aim is to create sessions that will support children ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£15,000 05/11/2021
24
Weston Youth Grant
Foundation Scotland - Future pathways
£3,000 13/08/2021
8
To fund a futures and employability project for young people living in poverty and deprivation.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Made 4U in ML2
£5,000 08/03/2021
3
To employ a community assistant and a wellbeing and isolation worker to provide befriending, ?walk and talk? sessions, and other support to vulnerable and isolated people in Wishaw.
Scottish Government - Made 4U in ML2
£22,795 18/02/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Made 4U in ML2
£4,140 17/12/2020
3
To pay for a chef, wellbeing worker, and for food to make meals and stock the community pantry.
CAF - Grant to MADE4UINML2
£8,500 21/05/2020
3
Grant to MADE4UINML2 to support the organisation through COVID19
Scottish Government - MADE4UINML2
£14,662 14/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID Response MADE4UINML2
£9,960 03/04/2020
6
This group will use funding to provide a community response team for the current COVID-19 emergency situation. The group will provide daily/weekly phone check ins food and meal deliveries and a helpline for vulnerable people within their community.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Made 4U in ML2
£5,000 02/04/2020
To contribute to the costs of MADE4U IN ML2?s Community Response Team activities in the Wishaw area, including distributing food, delivering prescriptions, ?checking in? on vulnerable residents and offering reassurance/support by phone to concerned ....more
Robertson Trust - The Salary Costs of the Admin & Centre Support Assistant
£6,500 30/04/2019
The Salary Costs of the Admin & Centre Support Assistant
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 31-74
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 10/01/2006, number: SC037087
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/01/2006, number: SC295239
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

c/o MADE4U Centre, Greenfield Drive, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, ML2 8NT

Objectives

(1) To relieve poverty and distress particularly among young people (aged 11 to 25) and adults and families in necessitous circumstances, resident in the Greater Wishaw area (ML2) (with an initial focus on those resident in the ML2 8** postal code area but extending over time to those resident in such other adjacent areas as the directors may consider appropriate (the areas served by the company from time to time being referred to as 'the Operating Area')). (2) To advance education of those aged 12 - 25 and encourage lifelong learning, particularly among people resident in the Operating Area. (3) To promote training in skills of all kinds, particularly such skills as will assist young people resident in the Operating Area in obtaining paid employment. (4) To safeguard, preserve and protect and further the health of the public (and particularly those resident in the Operating Area) through the increase of public knowledge and awareness of issues relating to health and healthy living. (5) To relieve the needs of those people resident in the Operating Area who suffer from mental and/or physical illness, disability or impairment. (6) To promote, establish, operate and/or support other schemes and projects of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community within the Operating Area.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving

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