Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS LIMITED 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
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 £178,530 £119,931 £111,840
Donations & Legacies £3,700,203 £4,746,969 £606,490 £967,070 £897,684
Other Income
Investment Income
Total income £3,878,733 £4,890,417 £904,135 £1,186,210 £1,240,185 £1,239,793
Charitable activities spending £376,544 £406,172 £957,215 £766,568 £1,252,878
Fundraising costs 29% 23%
Other spending £330,780 £315,568 £249,939
Total spending £707,324 £721,740 £1,207,154 £1,110,552 £1,471,769 £1,542,656
Surplus/deficit £3,171,409 £4,168,677 -£303,019 £75,658 -£231,584 -£302,863
Established: 54 years
(57 years as a company)
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
  • Scotland and other parts of the UK, 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Edinburgh Printmakers Limited
£17,325 03/10/2023
Edinburgh Printmakers | Castle Mills: Then & Now
Scottish Government - Edinburgh Printmakers
£52,000 01/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Robertson Trust - Edinburgh Printmakers Capital Project
£100,000 30/04/2015
Edinburgh Printmakers Capital Project
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Edinburgh Printmakers Ltd
£4,994,000 25/03/2014
Former North British Rubber Company HQ Castlemill – Edinburgh Printmakers Visual Arts Centre of Excellence

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 44-64
  • SMITH, Carol
    Appointed: 2020
    Occupation: Artist Member / Independent Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 03/03/1970, number: SC009015
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/06/1967, number: SC044723
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 128 days late, AR19: 6 days late,
Main office

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Objectives

The objects for which the Company is established are to promote, maintain, improve and advance education by encouraging the study and practice of the art of printmaking. To this end, the Company also aims to provide facilities for the practice of printing techniques such as etching, lithography, silk screen printing, wood-cutting and other graphic processes.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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