Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 11

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL LTD

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Data adjusted to reflect year end change

Period ending	31/12/17	31/12/18	31/12/19	31/12/20	31/12/21	31/03/23
Charitable activities		£587,439	£657,481	£100,817	£92,593	£493,771
Donations & Legacies		£960,398	£465,101	£311,526	£661,534
Other Income
Investment Income
Total income	£976,195	£1,547,837	£1,122,582	£412,343	£754,127	£1,782,603
Charitable activities spending		£845,916	£1,295,519	£467,219	£761,557	£1,679,474
Fundraising costs
Other spending		£90,958
Total spending	£1,014,660	£936,874	£1,295,519	£467,219	£761,557	£1,679,474
Surplus/deficit	-£38,465	£610,963	-£172,937	-£54,876	-£7,430	£103,129

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Established: 36 years

www.edinburghjazzfestival.com

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 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Heritage Fund	£80,000
Youth Music	£18,040
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Edinburgh International Jazz & Blues Festival Ltd.
£80,000	25/04/2023	H.A.I.R (Heritage, Attitude, Identify and Respect).
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Lets Celebrate' Windrush 75.
£10,000	20/03/2023	This group will provide two events in Edinburgh. The first in June will be to celebrate with the community the 75 years since the Windrush generation joined the Edinburgh community. The second will ....more This group will provide two events in Edinburgh. The first in June will be to celebrate with the community the 75 years since the Windrush generation joined the Edinburgh community. The second will be the annual carnival in the city centre in July.
Youth Music - Accelerate.
£18,040	11/11/2021	Accelerate.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (9)

Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 45-74

BROWN, Linda Coraline
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Manager

DAY, Cammy, Cllr
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Councillor

FLANNERY, Pauline
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: City Councillor

FULLERTON, Catherine, Councillor
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Elected Member

MEDBØE, Haftor
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Musician

ROSS, Charles Iain Mclean
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Finance Director

RUST, Jason Geoffrey
Appointed: 2008
Occupation: Solicitor

WALKER, David
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Manager

WEST, Denise May
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Commercial Director

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 04/10/1988, number: SC012211
Registered at Companies House on 26/07/1988, number: SC112437

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

, EH6 6BZ

Objectives

The Company is established for charitable objects and purposes only. In particular the Company is established to advance public education by the cultivation and improvement of public taste in Jazz and Blues Music, other related forms of music and the performing Arts in Scotland and elsewhere.

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