Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

PARAGON ENSEMBLE LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 40 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 £41,307 £41,570
Donations & Legacies £260,820 £228,834 £298,362 £353,591
Other Income £3,000 £3,000 £4,000 £5,000
Investment Income
Total income £221,383 £305,127 £274,178 £323,474 £266,550 £393,340
Charitable activities spending £128,231 £153,456 £117,597 £152,663
Fundraising costs 38% 60% 42% 69% 54%
Other spending
Total spending £213,416 £242,555 £316,715 £252,123 £320,506 £361,665
Surplus/deficit £7,967 £62,572 -£42,537 £71,351 -£53,956 £31,675
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City

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
National Lottery Community Fund£135,000
BBC Children in Need£50,682
Scottish Government£11,496
Foundation Scotland£4,800
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Groove a mentoring project for people with additional support needs
£135,000 18/05/2021
This organisation will use the funding to deliver ‘Groove’ which is a mentoring programme enabling young people and adults with complex support needs aged 16 years of age an over reduce their ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Paragon Ensemble Ltd
£21,000 30/07/2020
Covid19 - This grant will deliver a mentoring project for 30 disabled young people who have been impacted by Covid-19. They will be supported to gain skills and experience in the performing arts ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Paragon Ensemble Ltd
£4,800 29/04/2020
To support the delivery of Paragon?s music and creative arts activities online for five adult and two youth programmes, the grant will cover the purchase of the Paragon Stay Home Music Kit for 72 ....more
Scottish Government - Paragon Ensemble Ltd
£11,496 21/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Paragon Ensemble Ltd
£29,682 19/11/2019
36
A Saturday morning music club for children and young people aged 5-18 with disabilities. They will be more confident and independent; improve their social communication and creative skills; make ....more
Glasgow City Council - Paragon Ensemble Annual Programme
£17,000 21/03/2019
Commissions and performs work and developed related community and educational activities to increase access to music.
Glasgow City Council - Paragon Ensemble Annual Programme
£17,000 31/05/2018
Commissions and performs work and developed related community and educational activities to increase access to music.
Robertson Trust - Horizons Mentoring Programme
£39,000 13/03/2018
Horizons Mentoring Programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Paragon Social Arts Programme
£150,000 27/09/2017
36
This group will run an inclusive arts programme of activities aimed at young people and adults 6 years to 19 years old. The project aims to reduce isolation and build resilience by developing ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Stride
£5,000 19/04/2017
12
Stride
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Paragon Ensemble Ltd
£10,000 06/11/2015
A Saturday morning music club for disabled children and young people aged 5-18 and their siblings. They will be more confident and independent; improve their social communication and creative skills; ....more
Robertson Trust - The Running Costs of Paragon Ensemble
£30,000 31/10/2015
The Running Costs of Paragon Ensemble
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Paragon Ensemble Ltd
£30,000 13/03/2014
24
towards two years' salary of the Creative Director at a project in Glasgow offering music and arts programmes, and mentoring support to disabled young people and adults
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Paragon Ensemble Ltd
£15,000 08/03/2011
Towards the salary of the creative director.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Paragon Ensemble Ltd
£30,000 25/02/2009
24
Towards Core costs Towards the salary of the creative director to support a music programme for young people, vulnerable adults and new migrant communities in Scotland.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 30-58
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 18/06/1984, number: SC009006
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/06/1984, number: SC088499
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD

Objectives

The objects for which the Company is established are the advancement of education by the cultivation and improvement of public access to music and the arts, in Scotland and elsewhere, and for this principal purpose:- (1) To develop inclusive programmes and training opportunities that use music as a tool to assist learning, positive self image, teamwork, communication and aspiration in young people and adults. (2) To create inclusive opportunities for people to participate in, and hear, performances of music by ensembles, small orchestras or groups of musicians. (3) To promote, organise, present, provide, manage and produce performances in Scotland and elsewhere in suitable halls, rooms, or other premises or in films, radio and television broadcasts or recordings or to assist in any of these.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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