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Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending


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Established: 43 years

www.sco.org.uk

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 £1,154,268 £1,402,554 £1,437,685 £67,061 £1,461,113
Donations & Legacies £3,017,223 £3,241,275 £3,819,375 £3,444,779
Other Income
Investment Income £14,656 £19,453 £21,735 £14,850 £26,892
Total income £4,199,683 £4,672,174 £5,288,110 £3,527,851 £4,025,245 £4,593,493
Charitable activities spending £4,494,463 £4,809,287 £5,079,921 £2,610,517 £5,493,164
Fundraising costs 5% 4% 4% 5% 5% 4%
Other spending
Total spending £4,704,534 £5,003,300 £5,313,096 £2,791,892 £4,236,312 £5,670,761
Surplus/deficit -£504,851 -£331,126 -£24,986 £735,959 -£211,067 -£1,077,268
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • 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'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
Foundation Scotland - Seen and Heard, Craigmillar
£2,000 26/06/2023
Towards 'Seen and Heard': Part of SCO in Craigmillar. From the Cockaigne Fund.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Scottish Chamber Orchestra Ltd
£2,500 29/05/2023
Donation from The Viewforth Fund Donor Advised. Many thanks for your kind invitation to the Life President Concert at the Balmoral on 21.v.23
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Scottish Chamber Orchestra Ltd
£10,000 30/01/2023
Donation from Kate Gemmell Fund
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Scottish Chamber Orchestra Ltd
£20,000 19/01/2023
Donation from Gavin Gemmell Fund
Foundation Scotland - Orchestra in Residence at the University of St Andrews 2022-23
£2,000 20/07/2022
To cover the cost of running a programme of activity
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Scottish Chamber Orchestra Ltd
£1,775 24/03/2022
Unrestricted donation from Colin and Sue
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Scottish Chamber Orchestra Ltd
£17,000 02/11/2021
Annual donation from Gavin Gemmell
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Scottish Chamber Orchestra Ltd
£15,000 23/11/2020
Annual GJNG from Gavin Gemmell
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Scottish Chamber Orchestra Ltd
£10,000 30/09/2020
Annual KFG. From Gavin Gemmell
Robertson Trust - Towards the running costs of the Wester Hailes Community Residency project.
£25,000 19/09/2017
Towards the running costs of the Wester Hailes Community Residency project.
Robertson Trust - The Rattray Primary School Residency
£20,000 31/10/2015
The Rattray Primary School Residency
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (10)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 52-75
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 04/06/1981, number: SC015039
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/06/1981, number: SC075079
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

4 Royal Terrace, Edinburgh, EH7 5AB

Objectives

The objects for which the Company is established are the advancement of education by the cultivation and improvement of public taste in music, opera, ballet and other fine arts in Scotland and elsewhere and for this principal purpose.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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