Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 8
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

EUAN'S GUIDE 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 9 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/08/17 31/08/18 31/08/19 31/08/20 31/08/21 31/08/22
Total income £302,712 £253,449 £288,912 £233,080 £254,857 £228,592
Total spending £257,067 £250,221 £260,180 £240,585 £232,081 £221,120
Surplus/deficit £45,645 £3,228 £28,732 -£7,505 £22,776 £7,472
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies
Purposes
  • The advancement of health
  • The promotion of equality and diversity
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • UK and overseas, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

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£174,678
Scottish Government£92,611
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
The Fore£30,000
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust£25,000
Foundation Scotland£8,946
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Accessible Scotland
£144,793 18/10/2022
This organisation will provide opportunities for disabled people to write reviews on the accessibility of places across Scotland and join in face to face or online activities events and meet-ups and ....more
Foundation Scotland - Map The Gaps Dundee
£3,946 22/06/2022
To assist with the core costs in setting up the Mind the Gaps.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£15,000 22/04/2022
Euan's Guide Core Funding Support
National Lottery Community Fund - Map The Gaps
£9,885 20/07/2021
This group will use the funding to update their online guide to venue access which is written by and for disabled people across Scotland.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Euan's Guide
£5,000 08/03/2021
To contribute towards the cost of additional staff time for delivering in-house training on Covid-secure working practices and health and safety, the adaptation of their services to further develop ....more
Scottish Government - Euan's Guide
£21,842 18/02/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Euan's Guide
£55,792 16/02/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 21/08/2020
Euan's Guide Core Support
Scottish Government - Euan's Guide
£14,977 15/06/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Euan's Guide Covid-19 Response
£10,000 11/06/2020
10
This funding over the next 12 months will support the continuation of an on-line forum for disabled people allowing them to stay connected and to share information on challenges during the COVID-19 ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Euan's Guide Community Engagement
£10,000 11/02/2020
11
This group will use the funding to provide an online guide to venue access information written by and for disabled people across Scotland.
The Fore - Grant to Euan's Guide
£30,000 01/08/2019
36
Euan's Guide is an online resource that helps people with disabilities find out how accessible various sites and activities are. It was founded by Euan MacDonald MBE, and his sister Kiki, after Euan ....more
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Ambassador Network
£25,000 29/05/2019
The Ambassador Network Scotland is a project to expand the number of disabled people sharing their experiences of disabled access. A network has been developed of volunteer Ambassadors, who share ....more
Corra Foundation - HDA-19/38
£5,000 01/02/2019
Towards the salary of the full time Ambassador Network Manager
John Ellerman Foundation - part time Reviewer Engagement Manager
£25,000 26/07/2018
24
Towards the salary of a part-time Reviewer Engagement and Outreach Coordinator to help build their online community of disabled people sharing their experiences by posting reviews of the ....more
Robertson Trust - The Ambassador Network Manager's Salary
£34,000 09/03/2018
The Ambassador Network Manager's Salary
National Lottery Community Fund - Ambassador Network Scotland
£5,526 17/01/2018
12
This group runs a review website that provides information for people with disabilities to help them plan trips and visits to new places. This award will allow them to expand their ‘Ambassador ....more
Corra Foundation - HDA-17/477
£3,170 07/12/2017
Towards the delivery costs of the Ambassador Network.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Ambassador Network
£25,000 29/11/2017
The Ambassador Network aims to expand the network of disabled people submitting reviews to Euan’s Guide, promoting the guide as a tool for finding places with good disabled access and encouraging ....more
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Ambassador Network
£10,000 14/09/2016
The Ambassador Network encourages disabled people to participate in their local communities by discovering and reviewing accessible places that can subsequently be shared on Euan’s Guide. The plan ....more
Robertson Trust - The Ambassador Network Manager's Salary
£10,000 31/10/2015
The Ambassador Network Manager's Salary
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Directors: 41-65
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 16/03/2015, number: SC045492
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/02/2015, number: SC497565
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

CodeBase, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DR

Objectives

(a) to alleviate the disadvantage which people endure through illness, long-term condition or disability and to seek to improve facilities and access for disabled people generally by providing information and promoting access for disabled people, raising public awareness of the disadvantages disabled people endure as a result of their disability, and carrying out research into aids, adaptions and technology to improve the lives of disabled people. and (b) to promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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