Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
but now stabilising: +1
Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -1

HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS MUSIC & DANCE FESTIVAL

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/07/18	31/07/19	31/07/20	31/07/21	31/07/22	31/07/23
Total income	£42,420	£42,228	£7,284	£2,715	£15,073	£24,173
Total spending	£42,347	£43,553	£3,445	£348	£12,986	£23,278
Surplus/deficit	£73	-£1,325	£3,839	£2,367	£2,087	£895

Established: 40 years

www.obanfestival.org

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: Argyll And Bute

Who it helps

Children or young people

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival
£9,905	25/01/2017 12	This group will use the funding for venue hire, musician and judges fees, and volunteer expenses for their next annual festival.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Highlands & Islands Music & Dance Festival
£2,000	01/03/2016 1	to contribute towards running outreach workshops.
Foundation Scotland - Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival Schools Day
£1,286	15/01/2015 0	to contribute towards running the festival.
National Lottery Community Fund - Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival
£10,000	14/08/2013 12	The group will run a 3 day traditional music and dance festival, offering competition classes for young musicians and dancers.

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 06/02/1984, number: SC010287

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

Hillview, 24 McKelvie Road, Oban, Argyll, PA34 4GB

Objectives

The objects of the Festival comprise the promotion and further development of tradition and historical arts of Highlands and Islands Music and Dance, and the encouragement of the participation of young people in these 'folk arts'.

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