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Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 6
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE SOCIETY LIMITED 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 17 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/11/17 30/11/18 30/11/19 30/11/20 30/11/21 30/11/22 30/11/23
Charitable activities £3,978,853 £4,650,285 £1,229,884 £2,267,333 £5,608,285 £5,608,285
Donations & Legacies £256,686 £247,733 £334,311 £214,048 £331,975
Other Income
Investment Income £102,727 £49,431 £96,864 £20,266 £268,013 £18,591
Total income £4,184,135 £4,377,479 £5,659,185 £1,695,566 £2,526,442 £6,478,136 £6,904,501
Charitable activities spending £4,379,218 £5,036,731 £1,234 £49 £6,417,273 £6,417,273
Fundraising costs 0% 0% 10% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Other spending £2,693,886 £2,532,619 £461,560
Total spending £4,072,107 £4,388,406 £5,609,806 £2,698,674 £2,534,746 £6,425,669 £6,887,229
Surplus/deficit £112,028 -£10,927 £49,379 -£1,003,108 -£8,304 £52,467 £17,272
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Established: 56 years

www.edfringe.com

Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
Purposes
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • UK and overseas, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
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 significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£40,000 08/07/2021
towards development and operational costs of digital platforms to enable the Fringe to take place online in 2021 (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Funding: Save the Fringe
£50,000 20/05/2021
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (17)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 35-74
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 10/12/1968, number: SC002995
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/05/1969, number: SC046605
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, EH1 1QS

Objectives

The objects of the Society are:- 4.1.1 To promote and advance for the public benefit the arts and the appreciation of the arts, including, but not restricted to, the arts of drama, mime, dance, singing, music and theatre (all together, 'the Arts'). 4.1.2 To educate, support, advise, and encourage those who participate in the Arts. 4.1.3 To promote the Arts at all levels of cultural and educational life in Scotland and elsewhere. and 4.1.4 To promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions and in such proportions and manner as the Directors shall think fit. Declaring that the expressions 'charitable purpose' or 'charitable object' shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts and a 'charitable institution' shall mean a body on the Scottish Charity Register which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts or a charity within the meaning of section 1 of the Charities Act 2006 or section 1 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 provided that its objects are limited to charitable purposes.'

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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