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Description
The aim of Improving Lives is the relief of those in need by assisting the disabled community by reducing their isolation, increasing their sociability and contributing to their relative well being. The promotion of equality for the disabled community by helping individuals play a greater role in society which in turn raises their collective profile across that society. Also promoting equality for disabled people by sharing information with the public to raise awareness of various disabilities and to remove any stigma or preconceived ideas about living with disability.
OSCR Charity number
Registered
Postcode
G81 4ET
Website
Latest income
£111,336 (on )
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Registered Office in the UK
This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.
What is an organisation identifier?
An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.
Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.
Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.
Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.
GB-SC gives the scheme for this identifier (Scottish Charity Register), while SC048160 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.
Improving Lives (this record)
This organisation has been classified using different categories:
Activities (OSCR)
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Beneficiaries (OSCR)
- People with disabilities or health problems
Purposes (OSCR)
- The promotion of equality and diversity
- The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)
ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.
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Services for people with disabilities
D13
UK Charity Activity Tags
These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.
Visit charityclassification.org.uk for more information on the project. If you have any feedback on the classification system or how it has been applied there is a form on the project homepage.
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Beneficiary group
BE» People with disabilitiesBE200 -
Social welfare
SW» LonelinessSW106
| Year ending | Income (£) | Spending (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-23 |
Registered as a charity |
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| 2019-02-28 | 8,954 | 6,481 |
| 2020-02-28 | 7,643 | 6,543 |
| 2021-02-28 | 54,093 | 53,953 |
| 2022-02-28 | 59,764 | 51,034 |
| 2023-02-28 | 111,336 | 81,038 |
Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
View this organisation's grants on GrantNav.
| Date | Funder | Amount awarded | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Corra Foundation
Henry Duncan Grants |
£7,500
4 years |
Henry Duncan Grants
Nov 2023 to Nov 2028 |
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Scottish Council For Voluntary Organisations
Community Learning and Development Device Fund 2023 |
£5,143 | Community Learning and Development Device Fund 2023 | ||
|
The National Lottery Community Fund
Medium Grants Scotland: Community Led |
£138,610
2 years |
Staff Continuation Funding
Apr 2023 to Mar 2026 |
||
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The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All Scotland |
£8,500
1 year |
Digital Communications Worker
Oct 2022 to Oct 2023 |
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Foundation Scotland
GVC Fund |
£4,915
6 months |
The Big Disability Karate Class
Jul 2022 to Jan 2023 |
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Foundation Scotland
Baillie Gifford Community |
£5,000
1 year |
The Big Disability Karate Class
Jan 2022 to Jan 2023 |
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Foundation Scotland
Response Recovery and Resilience (CLOSED) |
£4,484 | Grant to Big Disability Group | ||
|
The National Lottery Community Fund
Medium Grants Scotland |
£132,252
3 years |
The Big Disability Group
Apr 2020 to Jun 2023 |
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The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All |
£3,000
1 year |
Clydebank Disability Group
Aug 2018 to Aug 2019 |
Data source
Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.
- Corra Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Foundation Scotland (3 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- The National Lottery Community Fund (4 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
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