Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

HEBRIDES ENSEMBLE  

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Total income £209,774 £207,141 £123,122 £41,883 £101,050 £106,371
Total spending £193,696 £175,616 £120,479 £61,740 £141,480 £91,425
Surplus/deficit £16,078 £31,525 £2,643 -£19,857 -£40,430 £14,946
Established: 33 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 the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • 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 (8)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 29-72
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 20/06/1991, number: SC017923
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/06/1991, number: SC132543
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, EH1 1DD

Objectives

the advancement of the arts by:- (a) promoting 'the public appreciation of the arts in general and classical and contemporary music in particular. and (b) promoting the understanding and practice of classical and contemporary music in the ensemble form. and (c) promoting classical and contemporary music in the community and in education

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
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