Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 9

Fundraising costs high: -5
No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 13

DYNAMIC EARTH CHARITABLE TRUST

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender 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
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 30 years

https://www.dynamicearth.org.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Data adjusted to reflect year end change

Period ending	31/10/17	31/10/18	31/10/19	31/10/20	31/10/21	31/03/23
Charitable activities		£1,253,401	£1,319,139	£301,200	£506,382	£1,433,032
Donations & Legacies		£1,691,348	£1,863,748	£2,848,845	£2,713,270
Other Income		£82,462	£87,085	£21,659	£56,794
Investment Income		£312	£615	£352	£132	£2,039
Total income	£4,830,596	£5,131,872	£5,430,368	£4,008,687	£3,681,845	£6,485,575
Charitable activities spending		£2,291,371	£2,517,794	£1,926,232	£1,869,045	£2,868,355
Fundraising costs	54%	56%	54%	52%	49%	58%
Other spending
Total spending	£4,817,981	£5,130,973	£5,420,903	£4,001,012	£3,659,288	£6,600,730
Surplus/deficit	£12,615	£899	£9,465	£7,675	£22,557	-£115,155

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education

Where it operates

One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

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

National Lottery Heritage Fund	£60,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£50,000
Scottish Government	£44,093
William Grant Foundation	£30,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Dynamic Earth Charitable Trust
£2,500	22/01/2023	Donation from The Viewforth Fund Donor Advised / Gaia
William Grant Foundation - Discovering The Deep
£30,000	16/05/2022	Contribution to the costs of the Discovering the Deep exhibition and engagement programme
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Dynamic Earth Charitable Trust
£5,000	26/07/2021	For the Challenger Exhibition, as discussed. From The Viewforth Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000	16/07/2021	Discovering the Deep at Dynamic Earth
Scottish Government - Dynamic Earth Charitable Trust
£44,093	02/07/2020	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Dynamic Earth Charitable Trust
£60,000	16/06/2020	COVID 19: Dynamic Earth Charitable Trust
Robertson Trust - the running costs of the Community and Outreach Engagement Programme
£30,000	29/07/2019	the running costs of the Community and Outreach Engagement Programme
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Dynamic Earth Charitable Trust
£500,000	29/11/2018	Discovering the Deep: A new exploration of Scotland’s historic and natural deep-water marine heritage
Robertson Trust - Uniview: Digital and Mobile Planetaria
£80,000	21/11/2017	Uniview: Digital and Mobile Planetaria
Robertson Trust - the running costs of the Community and Outreach Engagement Programme
£45,000	29/02/2016	the running costs of the Community and Outreach Engagement Programme

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (11)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Directors: 31-70

ALDRIDGE, Robert Christopher
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Lord Provost

COOMBER, Jo
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Marketing Consultant

DONNELLY, Candice Elizabeth Philippa
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Director Of Corporate Law

DOWNES, Peter, Professor Sir
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Retired

DUNLOP, Jamie
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Chief Executive

HARPER, Jeremy
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Chartered Accountant

HARRISON, Jennifer Amanda, Dr
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Programme Director, Nhs Scotland

HOYLE, Robert William, Dr
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Project Manager

MCCORQUODALE, Iain
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: It Executive

REID, Heather Margaret Murray, Dr
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Science Education Consultant

WALKER, Naomi Jane
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Head Of Hr

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 01/04/1994, number: SC020363
Registered at Companies House on 08/06/1992, number: SC138695

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR19: 41 days late,

Main office

110-112 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AS

Objectives

The Company is established for charitable objects and purposes only and in particular to advance the education of the general public, and in particular the inhabitants of Scotland, by promoting awareness and understanding of the dynamic properties, behaviour and characteristics of the planet Earth through the establishment and operation of a permanent exhibition and education centre, collaborating with other educational bodies and outreach activities.

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