Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

PUPPET ANIMATION SCOTLAND LIMITED 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition
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 £260,886 £283,123
Donations & Legacies £1,427
Other Income £3,904 £9,000
Investment Income
Total income £215,167 £243,942 £264,790 £212,657 £247,055 £293,550
Charitable activities spending £261,263 £315,854
Fundraising costs 0%
Other spending
Total spending £216,473 £244,083 £261,263 £187,120 £213,926 £317,017
Surplus/deficit -£1,306 -£141 £3,527 £25,537 £33,129 -£23,467
Established: 31 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 education
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
Who it helps
  • Children or young people

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 36-58
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 05/10/1993, number: SC022042
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/10/1996, number: SC169132
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 16 days late,
Main office

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Objectives

The Company is established for charitable objects and purposes only. In particular, the Company is established to advance public education by the encouragement of the performing and visual arts, including without limiting the foregoing, the arts of puppetry, animation, drama, ballet, dance, mime, and music.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
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