Overall GiG Score: 21 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

FEISEAN NAN GAIDHEAL 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple 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
Established: 33 years
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 £1,297,429 £1,401,302 £1,333,897 £1,281,736 £1,684,475
Donations & Legacies £6,351 £100 £2,871 £100
Other Income
Investment Income £145 £717 £1,113 £193 £5,617
Total income £1,396,627 £1,516,042 £1,450,619 £1,394,176 £1,458,892 £1,865,830
Charitable activities spending £1,369,023 £1,486,839 £1,376,913 £1,344,571 £1,769,276
Fundraising costs 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Other spending
Total spending £1,371,856 £1,488,448 £1,380,103 £1,344,875 £1,548,426 £1,771,583
Surplus/deficit £24,771 £27,594 £70,516 £49,301 -£89,534 £94,247
What it does
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Highland

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
Bòrd na Gàidhlig£743,750
Home Office£89,400
William Grant Foundation£60,000
Co-Operative Group£6,580
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Feisean Nan Gaidheal
£250 05/05/2023
Donation from Angus Tulloch Fund. No publicity please.
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Turas
£7,200 14/03/2023
Following a visit to Conemara last September to attend the Ár gConair event organised by the British Irish Council,  Fèisean nan Gàidheal would like to use the connections made to establish a ....more
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Fèisean nan Gàidheal 2023/24
£185,350 09/03/2023
A' lìbhrigeadh tachartasan is seiseanan ealain tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig tro Fèis Sgoil is deasachadh fèisean is tachartasan tro Fèis Blas is eile airson Gàidhlig a riochdachadh sna h-ealain ....more
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Maoin nan Ealain Gàidhlig 2023/24
£30,000 15/02/2023
A' lìbhrigheadh sgeama taic-airgid do luchd-ealain Gàidhlig ann an co-bhonn le Alba Chruthachail / Running a funding scheme for Gaelic artists in co-operation with Creative Scotland
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Fèis an Tairbeirt
£3,078 22/10/2022
We plan to offer online and face-to-face traditional music tuition by a professional musician to young people in our community. Our aim is to give opportunities to those who have no access to music.
William Grant Foundation - General operating support 2022 - 2024
£60,000 16/09/2022
24
Unrestricted funds over two years to support Fèisean nan Gàidheal's work to support Gaelic arts youth tuition festivals around Scotland. Made in response to a proposal to support their Fèis Grants ....more
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Fèisean nan Gàidheal 2022/23
£182,000 02/03/2022
12
A' lìbhrigeadh tachartasan is seiseanan ealain tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig tro Fèis Sgoil is deasachadh fèisean is tachartasan tro Fèis Blas is eile airson Gàidhlig a riochdachadh sna h-ealain ....more
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Oifigear Leasachaidh nan Eilean Siar
£40,000 10/03/2021
A' fastadh oifigear leasachaidh anns na h-Eileanan an Iar airson taic a chumail ri Fèisean ionadail san sgìre / Hiring a development officer in the Western Isles to support local Fèisean in the ....more
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Sruth
£8,000 10/03/2021
A' toirt deugairean bho Alba, Èirinn is Alba Nuadh còmhla air-loidhne gus taisbeanadh sgeulachdan, ceòl is òrain a chur ri chèile / Bringing together teenagers from Scotland, Ireland and Nova ....more
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Fèisean nan Gàidheal 2021/22
£145,600 24/02/2021
Taic agus leasachadh a thoirt air roinn na nan ealain traidiseanta tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig / Providing support and development in the traditional arts sector through the medium of Gaelic
Home Office - Resettlement Programme - Post arrival support 2020-21
£89,400 01/04/2020
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This grant stream is for the provision of post-arrival services to arrivals under these schemes through tariff/per capita payments. At present the majority of arrivals are being supported by local ....more
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Fèisean nan Gàidheal 2020/21
£145,600 26/02/2020
Taic agus leasachadh a thoirt air roinn na nan ealain traidiseanta tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig / Providing support and development in the traditional arts sector through the medium of Gaelic
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ealain Tìr a' Mhurain
£3,502 15/11/2019
We would like to run a week-long festival for children aged 5-18, where they can take part in Gaelic cultural and musical activities.
Robertson Trust - The "Music for All" Workshops
£5,000 28/02/2019
The "Music for All" Workshops
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Guth nan Gael
£7,000 13/02/2019
Deireadh-seachdain cultarail a chur air dòigh ann an Uibhist a Deas a tha a’ toirt còmhla luchd-ealain òga à Èirinn agus Alba / Hosting a cultural weekend in South Uist bringing together young ....more
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Fèisean nan Gàidheal 2019/20
£140,000 05/12/2018
12
Taic agus leasachadh a thoirt air roinn na nan ealain traidiseanta tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig / Providing support and development in the traditional arts sector through the medium of Gaelic
Co-Operative Group - Grant to FEISEAN NAN GAIDHEAL - FEIS TIR AN EORNA
£2,992 19/11/2018
We would like to continue to provide quality tuition in traditional music and sports for local children to maintain our island culture.
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Guth nan Gàidheal
£7,000 20/03/2018
A' cur turas iomlaid air dòigh do luchd-ealain òg bho Alba is Èirinn airson a bhith faotainn anns na cànanan eadar-dhealaichte aca / Arranging an exchange trip for young artists from Scotland and ....more
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Fèisean nan Gàidheal 2018/19
£124,000 08/03/2018
12
Taic agus leasachadh a thoirt air roinn na nan ealain traidiseanta tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig / Providing support and development in the traditional arts sector through the medium of Gaelic
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Feisean Nan Gaidheal
£5,217 29/11/2017
We want to provide accessible professional music tuition to children age 8-18 of all musical abilities.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ealain Tir A' Mhurain
£3,834 04/08/2017
Enable local children to learn about their culture & heritage in a fun, engaging way - giving hope for a bright future for Gaelic traditions
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How is it governed?

Directors (10)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Directors: 24-70
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 19/02/1991, number: SC002040
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/02/1991, number: SC130071
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Meall House, Portree, Isle Of Skye, IV51 9BZ

Objectives

(a) To advance education by the promotion of noncompetitive community - based Arts Festivals which promote the Gaelic language and culture through participation and performance. (b) To advance education by the promotion of access to and participation in the Gaelic language, arts and culture. (c) to promote and organise co-operation among commercial, statutory and voluntary organisations with a view to attaining the objects of the Company. (d) to organise public exhibitions, meetings, lectures and classes to promote the objects of the Company (e) to assist through finance or otherwise, groups, organisations or individuals engaged in activities which, in the view of the Company further the objects of the Company. (f) to assist, through finance or otherwise, ' any individual or individuals , whose circumstances' the assistance of which would be within the objects ' of the ' Company

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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