Overall GiG Score: 1 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3

    FIREFLY ARTS LIMITED 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Established: 32 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £190,556 £211,099 £146,294 £274,566 £213,217 £212,942
    Total spending £181,029 £176,886 £166,014 £131,355 £201,571 £243,469
    Surplus/deficit £9,527 £34,213 -£19,720 £143,211 £11,646 -£30,527
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: West Lothian

    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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Scottish Government - Firefly Arts Limited
    £24,125 24/02/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Firefly Arts Limited
    £22,470 05/11/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Firefly Arts Limited
    £9,152 12/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Robertson Trust - The Costs of the SkyLight Programme Co-ordinator
    £19,000 27/06/2018
    The Costs of the SkyLight Programme Co-ordinator
    Robertson Trust - The Costs of the SkyLight Programme Co-ordinator
    £28,500 30/04/2015
    The Costs of the SkyLight Programme Co-ordinator

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 01/01/1992, number: SC002848
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Howden Park Centre, Howden, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6AE

    Objectives

    In particular, the Company is established to advance public education by the promotion and encouragement of the creative and performing arts, including without limiting the foregoing, the arts of drama, film-making, ballet, mime, music and opera.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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