Finance Score: 8

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

Fundraising costs low: +3
Future income +5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 16

BOOMERANG COMMUNITY CENTRE [SCIO]

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

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						£107,297
Donations & Legacies						£210,143
Other Income
Investment Income
Total income	£239,556	£234,919	£230,647	£196,745	£151,543	£317,440
Charitable activities spending						£310,709
Fundraising costs						5%
Other spending
Total spending	£230,691	£238,920	£196,675	£170,476	£174,512	£326,664
Surplus/deficit	£8,865	-£4,001	£33,972	£26,269	-£22,969	-£9,224

Established: 7 years

www.boomerang110.co.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Community services

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development','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

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Dundee City

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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

Henry Smith Charity	£183,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£15,651
Foundation Scotland	£11,682
Corra Foundation	£3,675

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Boomerang Community Centre
£1,406	21/10/2023	We have a food larder that provides access to surplus food from supermarkets. We need funds to cover the overheads to continue to run the larder at a low cost and purchase cleaning and toiletry items.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Boomerang Community Centre SCIO
£183,000	18/08/2023 36	towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing support for people from disadvantaged communities in Dundee, Scotland.
Corra Foundation - Household Hardship Fund
£3,675	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.
Foundation Scotland - No 1 Youth Club
£3,000	13/02/2023	Towards sessional staff costs for youth workers at No 1 Youth Club.
National Lottery Community Fund - Stay and Play Group
£9,251	28/09/2022	This group will employ a paid youth worker to facilitate a toddler stay and play group at the centre in Stobswell Dundee. The group will be open to all with a small cost and will run Tuesday to ....more This group will employ a paid youth worker to facilitate a toddler stay and play group at the centre in Stobswell Dundee. The group will be open to all with a small cost and will run Tuesday to Friday for two hours in the mornings.
Foundation Scotland - Boomerang Community Centre
£1,682	28/06/2022	To cover the cost of upgrading IT equipment
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Boomerang Community Centre
£3,000	05/05/2021	To fund costs of food packages BMC wishes to continue providing to residents experiencing hardship in the Stobswell area of Maryfield.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Boomerang Community Centre
£4,000	25/11/2020	To supply a home delivery meal service to the most vulnerable members of the community in Maryfield Dundee.
National Lottery Community Fund - Tabula Rasa (New Beginings)
£6,400	27/04/2020 11	This group will deliver a programme of activities for women how have experienced abuse. Activities are designed to complement the work of Women’s Aid and will enable women to move on to the next ....more This group will deliver a programme of activities for women how have experienced abuse. Activities are designed to complement the work of Women’s Aid and will enable women to move on to the next stage in their recovery journey. They will include budgeting and basic DIY as well as meditation and mindfulness.
National Lottery Community Fund - Boomerang Parent and Toddler
£4,039	26/03/2018 12	This charity will create a secure pram storage area outside the Boomerang Community Centre in Dundee. The storage facility will be used by people attending the Parent and Toddler Group, and will ....more This charity will create a secure pram storage area outside the Boomerang Community Centre in Dundee. The storage facility will be used by people attending the Parent and Toddler Group, and will reduce the need for prams to be brought indoors.

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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 31/05/2017, number: SC047467

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Boomerang Centre, 10 Kemback Street, Dundee, DD4 6ET

Objectives

The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational facilities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended 4.2 For the prevention or relief of poverty, the advancement of education and the advancement of citizenship and community development.

Data Sources