Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 7
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

FEIS ROIS LIMITED 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 33 years
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 £666,800 £715,939 £858,935 £697,286 £467,043
Donations & Legacies £3,120 £7,013 £5,062 £22,820 £17,822
Other Income
Investment Income £23 £29 £33 £13 £766
Total income £673,354 £726,458 £865,328 £724,976 £1,000,038 £487,312
Charitable activities spending £703,012 £709,666 £845,415 £480,682 £521,716
Fundraising costs 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0%
Other spending
Total spending £704,505 £712,500 £847,296 £485,124 £932,005 £523,847
Surplus/deficit -£31,151 £13,958 £18,032 £239,852 £68,033 -£36,535
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
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Highland
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Bòrd na Gàidhlig£97,900
Spirit of 2012£59,998
DCMS£50,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Gaelic Residential Weekends
£10,000 21/02/2024
Fèis Rois is applying for support towards the cost of running six residential weekends aimed at young people from P7 to S6. These weekends will take place over two years between April 2024 and ....more
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Gaelic Officer
£39,900 15/02/2023
A' fastadh oifigear Gàidhlig gus obair Gàidhlig na buidhne a chur an gnìomh / Hiring a Gaelic officer to implement the organisation's Gaelic work
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Gaelic Officer
£38,000 16/03/2022
12
A' fastadh oifigear gus Gàidhlig neartachadh mar pàirt de ro-innleachd is poileasaidhean na buidhne is lìbhrigeadh oideachadh Gàidhlig / Hiring an officer to strengthen Gaelic as part of the ....more
Spirit of 2012 - Tàlaidhean
£59,998 09/08/2019
Music project for female carers. Majority funded via Tampon Tax Fund with DCMS. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
DCMS - T…laidhean
£25,000 09/08/2019
FŠis Rois will be working with mothers across Ross-Shire to create new T…laidhean (lullabies). Local musicians will collaborate with new mothers in Dingwall, Ullapool, Alness and Inverness, to ....more
DCMS - T…laidhean
£25,000 09/08/2019
FŠis Rois will be working with mothers across Ross-Shire to create new T…laidhean (lullabies). Local musicians will collaborate with new mothers in Dingwall, Ullapool, Alness and Inverness, to ....more
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Fèis Rois @ Lorient
£10,000 25/06/2019
A' cumail taic ri luchd-ealain Gàidhlig gus tadhail air fèis Lorient san Fhraing / Supporting Gaelic artists to attend the Lorient festival in France
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Fèis Rois @ Lorient
£10,000 03/07/2018
A' cur taic ri taisbeanadh aig Fèis Lorient san Fhraing airson luchd-ealain na Gàidhlig / Supporting a showcase for Gaelic artists at the Lorient festival in France
National Lottery Community Fund - Fonn nam Feis
£58,989 19/05/2011
24
The Fonn nam Feis project will improve the lives of older people across Ross-shire and parts of Inverness by providing them with opportunities to learn traditional music skills and engage with local ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (12)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Directors: 24-72
  • BOYD, Thomas
    Appointed: 2023
    Occupation: Promise Delivery Partner
  • DALE, Megan
    Appointed: 2023
    Occupation: Projects Lead At Astar Media
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 11/12/1990, number: SC017647
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/02/1990, number: SC123137
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Robertson House, Greenhill Street, Dingwall, Ross-shire, IV15 9JQ

Objectives

to advance education for all, but particularly for the benefit of young people, by the promotion of The Traditional Arts, Gaelic Language and Gaelic Culture by

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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