Overall GiG Score: 1 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3

    BLAMELESS SCIO 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Established: 11 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/01/18 31/01/19 31/01/20 31/01/21 31/01/22 31/01/23
    Total income £174,192 £84,780 £79,194 £135,195 £102,874 £112,540
    Total spending £118,386 £150,906 £76,294 £99,858 £89,771 £156,836
    Surplus/deficit £55,806 -£66,126 £2,900 £35,337 £13,103 -£44,296
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Other defined groups
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • 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 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: South Lanarkshire
    • 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£9,970
    Foundation Scotland£7,000
    Co-Operative Group£3,244
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Blameless schools out summer camp
    £9,970 23/02/2023
    This group will deliver a summer holiday programme at their Serenity Garden located next to Hamilton Academicals Football stadium. The group currently work with 60 families and 78 children and will ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Blameless SCIO
    £2,000 23/03/2021
    to cover the cost of creating an external food kitchen.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Blameless SCIO
    £5,000 29/04/2020
    To support families in South Lanarkshire who have been affected by addiction issues or have been identified through the befriending service as low income families or 'at risk? by the provision of ....more
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Blameless
    £3,244 15/11/2019
    We want to turn kids into active role models for their communities and become ""Heroes of the Cruyff Courts"".
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Blameless
    £4,187 19/11/2018
    We want to transform our sand into a fully inclusive interactive and educational play area for children who face challenges socially.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Blameless - A vision of hope for ALL affected by addicition
    £82,500 23/10/2018
    36
    This group will use its funding to continue and expand their addiction support services, as well as providing further opportunities and support for volunteers. Blameless provides a single point of ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - The Childrens Escape and Serenity Garden
    £8,328 16/06/2017
    12
    This group provides a holistic family support service for families affected by drug and alcohol addiction, which includes a monthly activity programme, trips and peer mentoring schemes. The funding ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Blameless - A vision of hope for ALL affected by addiction
    £50,000 02/05/2017
    12
    This group will use the funding to deliver a holistic family support service for families affected by drug and alcohol addiction, this will include a monthly activity programme and peer mentoring ....more
    Robertson Trust - the Costs of the Blameless Coordinator
    £45,000 31/08/2015
    the Costs of the Blameless Coordinator
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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 09/01/2013, number: SC043688
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    c/o Hamilton Academical FC Stadium, Superseal Stadium, Cadzow Avenue, Hamilton, ML3 0FT

    Objectives

    4.1 To advance education and raise awareness of the dangers of alcohol and drugs to disadvantaged children and young people within the community. 4.2 To provide recreational activities to children and young people who have been affected by addiction and provide opportunities for them to engage in safe but fun activities to escape from the pressures of their lives. 4.3 To provide an advisory and support service to those who are suffering from or affected in some way by addiction or are going through recovery in order to relieve their suffering and improve their lives and their families lives.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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