Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 0

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 6

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL SOCIETY

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/10/17	31/10/18	31/10/19	31/10/20	31/10/21	31/10/22
Charitable activities		£7,991,000	£8,310,000	£5,190,000	£5,099,000	£8,488,000
Donations & Legacies		£2,784,000	£3,064,000	£2,150,000	£4,433,000
Other Income
Investment Income		£2,000	£8,000	£3,000		£28,000
Total income	£13,626,000	£13,066,000	£13,850,000	£8,288,000	£11,619,000	£13,983,000
Charitable activities spending		£10,088,000	£10,701,000	£4,143,000	£9,905,000	£12,983,000
Fundraising costs	22%	22%	22%	4%	4%	10%
Other spending				£1,843,000	£850,000	£1,310,000
Total spending	£14,172,000	£12,954,000	£13,720,000	£6,332,000	£11,223,000	£15,735,000
Surplus/deficit	-£546,000	£112,000	£130,000	£1,956,000	£396,000	-£1,752,000

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Established: 77 years

www.eif.co.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

Purposes

The advancement of education
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'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
Robertson Trust - The running costs of the EIF Castlebrae Project
£24,000	30/06/2015	The running costs of the EIF Castlebrae Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (14)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/14 persons

Age Range of Directors: 39-68

AKEJU, Lara
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Television Commissioning Editor

BELL, Leonie Sarah
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Local Government

CONDRON, Christopher John
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Director Of Digital Product

DAVIS, Marion Elizabeth
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Solicitor

DAY, Cameron Blyth, Cllr
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Councillor

HEGYI, Francesca
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Chief Executive

HENDERSON, Ann Davina
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Parliamentary Assistant

MOWAT, Joanna, Cllr
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Councillor

NASSER, Roya
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Communications Consultant

OSLER, Harriet Erica Grace, Cllr
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Councillor

PHANOS, Spiro Alexander
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Company Director

ROXBURGH, Caroline Anne
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Chartered Accountant

SKEOCH, Norman Keith, Sir
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Chief Executive

SULAIMAN, Yasmin
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Executive Director

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 14/02/1947, number: SC004694
Registered at Companies House on 22/11/1946, number: SC024766

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 18 days late,

Main office

The Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh, EH1 2NE

Objectives

To promote and encourage the arts, especially opera, plays, dramas, ballet and music, and the study of the arts and, for these purposes, to organise, promote, manage and conduct festivals of music, dramas and other entertainments in Edinburgh or elsewhere annually or at such longer intervals as the Company may determine.

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