Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

WEST LOTHIAN DRUG & ALCOHOL SERVICE 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Established: 32 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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 £674,487 £604,504 £714,041 £704,262 £857,803
Donations & Legacies £1,118 £3,272 £2,285 £49,298 £1,787
Other Income
Investment Income £210 £316 £1,671 £2,602 £5,404
Total income £682,344 £612,849 £723,720 £756,895 £713,682 £865,494
Charitable activities spending £790,238 £628,486 £750,358 £786,110 £828,451
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending £790,238 £628,486 £750,358 £786,110 £772,018 £828,451
Surplus/deficit -£107,894 -£15,637 -£26,638 -£29,215 -£58,336 £37,043
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • Other defined groups
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health','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: West Lothian
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

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£259,498
Scottish Government£22,550
The Clothworkers Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Grief Matters - bereavement support for young people
£161,574 17/01/2022
36
This service will use funding to continue their Grief Matters project which supports young people and families who have experienced a sudden or unexpected bereavement. The project will offer both 1:1 ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Psychological Support
£10,000 06/08/2020
4
This group will use funding to recruit two additional counsellors to accommodate increased demand on services. The additional staff will support people affected by drugs and/or alcohol providing ....more
Scottish Government - West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service
£22,550 18/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service
£5,000 01/05/2020
COVID19 : To purchase additional IT equipment for a charity that provides support for alcohol and substance misuse in West Lothian
National Lottery Community Fund - Grief Matters - bereavement support for young people
£87,924 21/08/2019
24
This group will use the funding to continue their 'Grief Matters' service which provides bereavement support for young people aged between 12-18 years of age. The service will support young people ....more
Robertson Trust - The salary costs of the P/T 'Grief Matters' Bereavement and Young People Worker
£30,000 21/11/2017
The salary costs of the P/T 'Grief Matters' Bereavement and Young People Worker
BBC Children in Need - Grant to West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service
£111,390 01/07/2015
This project will provide counselling for young people who have experienced bereavement. It will provide a safe space to explore their feelings help them come to terms with loss reduce risk of ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Directors: 44-75
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 01/01/1992, number: SC005776
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/10/2000, number: SC212157
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Floor 1, The Almondbank Centre , Shiel Walk, Craigshill , Livingston, EH54 5EH

Objectives

The prevention and relief of poverty. The advancement of education. The advancement of health.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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