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Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

SCOTTISH BAROQUE ENSEMBLE LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition


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Established: 43 years

www.scottishensemble.co.uk

Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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 £289,796 £401,455 £403,900 £86,441 £450,663
Donations & Legacies £497,094 £592,519 £661,440 £500,223 £783,900
Other Income £1,624
Investment Income £56 £312 £778 £242 £1,451
Total income £786,946 £995,910 £1,066,118 £586,906 £892,390 £1,236,014
Charitable activities spending £735,888 £988,860 £995,151 £471,490 £1,156,979
Fundraising costs 3% 4% 4% 4% 4% 2%
Other spending
Total spending £760,155 £1,030,742 £1,039,199 £494,963 £712,960 £1,184,882
Surplus/deficit £26,791 -£34,832 £26,919 £91,943 £179,430 £51,132
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: Glasgow City
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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
Robertson Trust£18,000
William Grant Foundation£10,000
Foundation Scotland£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Young Artists Programme
£2,000 12/07/2023
To support young string musician students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland through opportunities to play alongside Scottish Ensemble players, so enhancing their musicianship and providing ....more
William Grant Foundation - The Bridge Project
£10,000 14/10/2019
12
The Bridge Project is a collaboration bringing together ensembles from across Europe to celebrate and share music for strings and to attract new audiences via live performances in a variety of ....more
Robertson Trust - The Scottish Ensemble Creative Learning Projects
£18,000 29/07/2019
The Scottish Ensemble Creative Learning Projects
Glasgow City Council - Scottish Ensemble Annual Programme
£15,000 21/03/2019
Musicians who also record for CD and broadcast. A flexible ensemble capable of undertaking a range of collaborations.
Glasgow City Council - Scottish Ensemble Annual Programme
£15,000 31/05/2018
Musicians who also record for CD and broadcast. A flexible ensemble capable of undertaking a range of collaborations.
John Ellerman Foundation - Towards development to two new models of orchestral practice; residencies and cross-artform collaborations
£90,000 25/05/2017
36
Towards the core costs of the development and promotion of two innovative models of orchestral practice, residencies and cross-artform projects, and touring these projects more widely in the UK
Glasgow City Council - Scottish Ensemble Annual Programme
£15,000 14/04/2016
Musicians who also record for CD and broadcast. A flexible ensemble capable of undertaking a range of collaborations.
Robertson Trust - The Costs of the Residences
£10,000 31/10/2015
The Costs of the Residences
National Lottery Community Fund - Scottish Ensemble Residencies 2016: Dundee, Dumfries, Shetland
£10,000 06/10/2015
12
This group will use the funding to deliver three community focused residencies in Dundee, Dumfries and Shetland. The residencies comprise of a number of free workshops and events.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Scottish Ensemble
£54,000 29/01/2013
Towards establishing residencies in four Scottish cities and developing a new operational model for orchestral touring.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (12)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Directors: 47-74
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 21/08/1981, number: SC001539
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/07/1981, number: SC075443
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD

Objectives

the advancement of education by the cultivation and improvement of public taste in music, opera, ballet and other fine arts in Scotland and elsewhere.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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