Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 17

ARTLINK CENTRAL LTD

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

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				£246,966		£349,116
Donations & Legacies				£22,641		£9,967
Other Income				£608
Investment Income				£538		£639
Total income	£207,208	£221,276	£237,543	£270,993	£279,921	£359,962
Charitable activities spending				£182,507		£344,938
Fundraising costs				6%	7%	6%
Other spending
Total spending	£223,198	£200,292	£195,786	£199,708	£272,016	£366,996
Surplus/deficit	-£15,990	£20,984	£41,757	£71,285	£7,905	-£7,034

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Established: 37 years

www.artlinkcentral.org

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

Purposes

The advancement of health
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Stirling

This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
People with disabilities or health problems

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Unlocking the neighbourhood: creating a dementia-inclusive Forth Valley
£72,710	04/08/2022	The group will use the funding to set up a dozen working groups across the Forth Valley made up of people living with dementia and their carers. Using an already developed toolkit each group will map ....more The group will use the funding to set up a dozen working groups across the Forth Valley made up of people living with dementia and their carers. Using an already developed toolkit each group will map and assess their local neighbourhood to produce an action plan of recommended improvements to services and the physical environment to make their neighbourhoods dementia friendly.
National Lottery Community Fund - Camelon Arts
£187,000	27/11/2018 36	This group will use the funding to deliver an inclusive arts project to 900 people in the Camelon area. They will engage a range of artists to work on different artistic activities that the local ....more This group will use the funding to deliver an inclusive arts project to 900 people in the Camelon area. They will engage a range of artists to work on different artistic activities that the local community will determine on an ongoing basis. They will link with various local partner organisations to work on projects which will help to encourage sense of pride and ownership in the local community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Camelon Arts
£5,000	21/03/2018 12	Camelon Arts
Corra Foundation - HDA-17/461
£4,000	07/12/2017	towards artists' fees to deliver the Creative Prescription Service for people with dementia.
Corra Foundation - HDA-16/571
£5,120	06/10/2016	towards the running costs to deliver the 'Creative Prescription Programme' - art workshops to older people with dementia
National Lottery Community Fund - Art of Conversation creative prescription service
£10,000	17/05/2016 12	This project entitled Art of Conversation will involve people diagnosed with dementia from the Forth Valley area coming together in welcoming community venues to take part in art classes based around ....more This project entitled Art of Conversation will involve people diagnosed with dementia from the Forth Valley area coming together in welcoming community venues to take part in art classes based around memories, re-visit favourite pieces of music and or take part in movement stories (mime).
Robertson Trust - The Salary Costs of the Sales and Marketing Executive
£48,000	30/06/2015	The Salary Costs of the Sales and Marketing Executive

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (5)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 29-72

GASKELL, Philip Aldroyd
Appointed: 2010
Occupation: General Medical Practioner

JARVIE, Owen Thomas
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Digital Manager

MANJI, Kainde Aisha
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Project Manager

MCCUSKER, Victoria Jane
Appointed: 2013
Occupation: Marketing Consultant

WINTHER, Timothy Johan
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Accountant

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 11/04/1988, number: SC008158
Registered at Companies House on 16/03/1988, number: SC109852

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Stirling Old Town Jail, St John St, Stirling, FK8 1EA

Objectives

4. The Company’s objects are the promotion of the performing and expressive arts for people who experience disadvantage and disability and are in particular (but without limitation) as follows: 4.1 To promote, maintain, improve and advance education and social welfare, particularly by the encouragement of the performing and expressive arts and crafts in various arts and non-arts venues, especially with people who experience disadvantage and disability, both those who are registered disabled and those who are not. 4.2 To work in partnership with disabled people in all aspects of its work, being guided and led by their needs, preferences and capacities. 4.3 To develop a programme of arts-related activities for the benefit of relevant groups primarily in central Scotland.

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