Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

GLASGOW EAST WOMEN'S AID 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 22 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 £374,690 £870,807 £556,301 £695,537 £633,053 £1,076,773
Donations & Legacies £12,180 £25,120 £18,569 £15,479
Other Income
Investment Income
Total income £386,870 £895,927 £574,870 £711,016 £633,053 £1,119,041
Charitable activities spending £644,091 £627,530 £700,762 £687,178 £755,896 £778,380
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending £644,091 £627,530 £700,762 £687,178 £755,896 £778,380
Surplus/deficit -£257,221 £268,397 -£125,892 £23,838 -£122,843 £340,661
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','Other charities or voluntary bodies
Purposes
  • 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

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£216,914
Henry Smith Charity£141,100
DCMS£47,189
BBC Children in Need£20,000
Comic Relief£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Complimentary Therapy Service
£8,550 06/10/2022
This group will use the funding to offer a complimentary therapy service to those receiving support from Women’s Aid. The therapist will offer a range of services to help them destress after ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Domestic Abuse Support and Development Service
£199,764 06/10/2022
This group will use the funding to support children young people women and families who are living with or experienced domestic abuse. The staff will provide long term tailored one to one and group ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Glasgow East Women's Aid
£141,100 15/06/2022
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the 'Family Development Service', providing emotional, practical and therapeutic support for women, children and young people who have experienced ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Glasgow East Women's Aid
£4,640 10/12/2020
To deliver weekly sessions over 8 weeks to women and their families living in the refuge and online sessions to women who have experienced domestic abuse, on a low income, are isolated and are ....more
Comic Relief - Glasgow East Women's Aid Recovery Funding
£15,000 23/06/2020
6
COVID19 Recovery funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Glasgow East Women's Aid
£8,600 01/05/2020
12
This group will use the funding to allow them to meet increasing demand for services whilst working remotely.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Glasgow East Women's Aid
£2,415 01/05/2020
To provide food vouchers and a range of educational and recreational equipment for up to 5 women and 13 children currently living in temporary refuge accommodation in Glasgow?s End East and which ....more
Women's Fund for Scotland - Grant to Glasgow East Women's Aid
£5,000 24/04/2020
To enable them to provide food vouchers and energy top up vouchers for women and children living in refuge or recently moved to safer accommodation in Glasgow’s East End.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Women's Aid Glasgow East
£20,000 20/03/2020
24
This project will run after school and weekend activities and outings for young people who have been affected by domestic violence. They will feel more confident, improve social skills and develop ....more
DCMS - STAAR (Survivors Trauma Abuse and Addiction Recovery) Project
£47,189 01/04/2019
Glasgow East Women's Aid (GEWA) based in Easterhouse supports women who have experienced domestic abuse. Research shows that 75% of women accessing addictions services have experienced domestic ....more
Glasgow City Council - Glasgow East Women's Aid
£153,499 08/03/2019
Support project for women experiencing domestic violence, providing access to support, information and refuge.
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£6,000 04/02/2019
As we will be promoting the use of the project in conjuction with individual care plans for women childen and young people at refuge we will hope to see a reduction in flashbacks and nightmares, ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Glasgow East Women's Aid
£131,600 12/12/2018
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Family Development Service' providing emotional, practical and therapeutic support to women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse ....more
Women's Fund for Scotland - Refuge Holistic Therapy
£6,000 10/12/2018
12
to contribute towards delivering the Refuge Holistic Therapy project.
DCMS - STAAR (Survivors Trauma Abuse and Addiction Recovery) Project
£47,189 10/12/2018
Glasgow East Women's Aid (GEWA) based in Easterhouse supports women who have experienced domestic abuse. Research shows that 75% of women accessing addictions services have experienced domestic ....more
DCMS - STAAR (Survivors Trauma Abuse and Addiction Recovery) Project
£31,459 10/12/2018
Glasgow East Women's Aid (GEWA) based in Easterhouse supports women who have experienced domestic abuse. Research shows that 75% of women accessing addictions services have experienced domestic ....more
Robertson Trust - The Family Financial Support Service
£60,000 04/12/2018
The Family Financial Support Service
Comic Relief - STAAR (Survivors Trauma Abuse and Addiction Recovery) Project
£94,378 06/11/2018
24
Glasgow East Women's Aid (GEWA) based in Easterhouse supports women who have experienced domestic abuse. Research shows that 75% of women accessing addictions services have experienced domestic ....more
Women's Fund for Scotland - Complementary Therapy
£4,420 15/06/2018
11
to contribute towards the cost of 246 Complementary Therapy Sessions.
Glasgow City Council - Glasgow East Women's Aid
£153,499 08/06/2018
Support project for women experiencing domestic violence, providing access to support, information and refuge.
Robertson Trust - The costs of the Support & Welfare Project
£10,000 31/08/2015
The costs of the Support & Welfare Project
Comic Relief - Domestic Abuse Family Financial Support Service (DAFFSS)
£118,709 27/05/2015
36
Women who experience domestic abuse often stay with their violent partner because of the addition of financial abuse in which the perpetrator takes complete control of the household finances ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Family Development Service (FDS)
£289,000 16/04/2015
36
This project will develop support women and their children, living in the East of Glasgow, who have been affected by domestic abuse.The flexible package of support will include one to one and group ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Development Service
£135,000 09/11/2011
48
The project will benefit women and children who have been affected by domestic abuse. Support will be provided for around a year and will be tailored to meet the needs of each family. The project ....more
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How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 30-59
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 30/07/2002, number: SC023938
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/05/2011, number: SC399133
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

753 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, Glasgow, G34 9PB

Objectives

The company.s objects are: To support women in need by reason of having been abused (mentally, physically, sexually, or financially) by a person with whom the woman is or has been in a relationship and to support children and young people who have been affected by domestic abuse.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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