Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

WAVERLEY CARE 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 21 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 £2,379,075 £2,399,627 £2,301,062 £2,613,871 £2,414,696
Donations & Legacies £728,683 £359,746 £403,171 £300,017
Other Income £40,063
Investment Income £19,844 £27,178 £31,399 £25,902 £23,623
Total income £3,127,602 £2,786,551 £2,735,632 £2,939,790 £2,708,765 £2,691,450
Charitable activities spending £2,876,630 £2,884,037 £2,634,916 £2,243,384 £2,713,094
Fundraising costs 6% 7% 8% 4% 4% 4%
Other spending
Total spending £3,069,375 £3,067,915 £2,852,662 £2,366,509 £2,541,977 £2,823,005
Surplus/deficit £58,227 -£281,364 -£117,030 £573,281 £166,788 -£131,555
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • 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
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
Who it helps
  • People with disabilities or health problems

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£214,091
National Lottery Heritage Fund£91,800
Robertson Trust£45,000
Scottish Government£39,911
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - HIV Scotland’s Community Advisory Network (CAN)
£57,500 20/09/2022
This organisation will continue facilitating a Community Advisory Network bringing together the voices of people living with HIV and Blood Borne Viruses across Scotland to help shape support services ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - HIV Street Support Project
£147,591 08/11/2021
The group will continue to respond to the HIV outbreak in Glasgow by providing a street support and hub based service for people who inject drugs on the street and therefore have an increased risk of ....more
Scottish Government - Waverley Care
£14,221 06/01/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Waverley Care
£25,690 19/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Waverley Care Covid-19 Response
£9,000 07/05/2020
2
This group will use the funding to support vulnerable people with HIV and hepatitis C by providing online support mobile phone tops ups and fuel vouchers. People will be supported across the ....more
Foundation Scotland - SX National Alcohol Harm Project
£12,465 23/03/2020
to contribute towards delivering activities for GBMSM across Scotland.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Waverley Care
£91,800 26/02/2020
A community history of HIV in Scotland
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Waverley Care
£700 20/02/2020
Specifically for Waverley Care Highland for the purchase of 2 iPads for SX & WAVE. Also the purchase of Syphilis testing promo materials. From Lifescan Scotland Ltd.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Waverley Care
£9,188 23/01/2020
Towards delivery of peer support groups for women living with HIV and/or Hepatitis C £2,250, and towards a peer mentoring project to support the HIV ageing population £6,938.
Robertson Trust - Peer Mentoring Service
£45,000 10/09/2019
Peer Mentoring Service
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Waverley Care Children and Family Service
£30,000 29/05/2019
Waverley Care's Children and Families Service supports children and families across Scotland where a family member is living with or affected by HIV and/or Hepatitis C. The project provides a range ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Developing good sexual health
£7,600 03/04/2019
12
This group will use the funding to run peer engagement groups and interviews with trans people living in Scotland to access sexual health services.
National Lottery Community Fund - Waverley Care HIV Homelessness Support Project
£257,468 17/08/2018
36
This group will use the funding to provide a street support service for people who have an increased risk of contracting HIV or are living with HIV. The workers will provide one to one support ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Waverley Care
£10,000 08/08/2018
YOYP Young People's Sexual Health Steering Group
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Children and Families Service
£30,000 25/05/2016
Children affected by HIV or Hepatitis C are some of the most vulnerable members of society. They are often isolated and lacking in self-confidence. Through weekly groups, playschemes, residential ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Waverley Care
£129,732 01/11/2015
The project will reduce isolation increase self-esteem and develop the coping strategies of young people affected by HIV and AIDS by providing group and one-to-one meetings activities and trips away.
Robertson Trust - The Self Management Peer Support Project
£37,500 30/04/2015
The Self Management Peer Support Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Waverley Care New Website
£10,000 26/03/2014
12
Waverly Care supports people affected by HIV or Hepatise C and provides education on how to reduce the spread of blood born viruses. This project will replace the organisationÂ’s existing outdated ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Waverley Care
£52,400 13/06/2012
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the Children and Families Project Manager working with children and families affected by HIV or Hepatitis C in Scotland
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (10)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 28-60
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 21/07/2003, number: SC036500
  • Notes: OSCR has granted an application from this charitable company to allow it to convert into a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO). The conversion will take place shortly, following the company’s registration being cancelled by the Registrar of Companies (Companies House)
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/07/2003, number: SC253043
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Waverley Care Milestone, 113 Oxgangs Road North, Edinburgh, EH14 1EB

Objectives

4.1 The objects of the Company are:- (a) to promote the welfare of people living with or at risk of blood borne viruses and those affected by them (hereinafter referred to as “the beneficiaries”). (b) to provide care and assistance to the said beneficiaries. (c) to advance education and further understanding of blood borne viruses and their prevention. (d) to enable and encourage the said beneficiaries to participate as fully as possible in the social, economic and civic life of their community. (e) to promote and improve the general health and wellbeing of the said beneficiaries, including but not limited to, their sexual health. and (f) to promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit. The expressions ‘charitable purpose’ or ‘charitable object’ shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts and a ‘charitable institution’ shall mean a charity in terms of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, or a charity under the law of any other jurisdiction which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, provided that nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Company other than in furtherance of a charitable purpose.’

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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