Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

EDINBURGH ROYAL CHORAL UNION 

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/06/18 30/06/19 30/06/20 30/06/21 30/06/22 30/06/23
Total income £104,866 £73,059 £83,453 £26,258 £48,933 £89,971
Total spending £89,506 £64,937 £79,808 £27,621 £64,403 £88,537
Surplus/deficit £15,360 £8,122 £3,645 -£1,363 -£15,470 £1,434
Established: 80 years
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 education
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (14)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/14 persons

Age Range of Directors: 34-77
  • ORR, Lesley
    Appointed: 2020
    Occupation: Academic And Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 05/05/1944, number: SC012050
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/04/2004, number: SC267148
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

, EH11 4SP

Objectives

The Company is established for charitable objects and purposes only. In particular, the Company is established to advance public education by the encouragement of the performing arts, including without limiting the foregoing, the art of music in general and the art of choral music in particular by the study, practice and performance of music to the highest standard and to encourage others in similar pursuits.

Data Sources

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