Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

ARTS AND COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATION

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income has been volatile recently
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/17 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Total income £0 £9,224 £2,476 £23,931 £11,440 £14,500 £9,660
Total spending £72 £9,326 £2,517 £20,133 £17,822 £14,426 £9,736
Surplus/deficit -£72 -£102 -£41 £3,798 -£6,382 £74 -£76
Established: 27 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • 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
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Dundee City
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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 - The Mile that makes you smile
£9,800 21/09/2021
The organisation will use the funding to run artist sessions the local community enabling them paint a mural. Throughout the year there will be community engagement events skill sharing events and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (4)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 36-69
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 29/07/1997, number: SC026958
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/12/2002, number: SC241593
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR21: 64 days late, AR20: 72 days late, AR19: 20 days late, AR18: 2 days late,
Main office

Flat G3, 14 Liff Road, Dundee, Angus, Angus, DD2 3DQ

Objectives

To advance the education of the public about Art in the Community and Community Arts.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving

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