Overall GiG Score: 15 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

CHILDRENS MUSIC FOUNDATION IN SCOTLAND LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
Established: 30 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/05/18 31/05/19 31/05/20 31/05/21 31/05/22 31/05/23
Charitable activities £200,654 £183,359 £214,947 £140,694 £255,795
Donations & Legacies £154,194 £186,853 £149,704 £151,098 £199,390
Other Income £6,871
Investment Income £3,759 £2,507 £3 £1 £306
Total income £360,176 £374,329 £365,119 £298,664 £467,968 £455,491
Charitable activities spending £355,702 £367,877 £349,956 £298,841 £434,640
Fundraising costs 0% 0% 0% 0%
Other spending
Total spending £356,393 £368,601 £350,145 £298,841 £444,047 £434,959
Surplus/deficit £3,783 £5,728 £14,974 -£177 £23,921 £20,532
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
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: Glasgow City

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
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£25,000 18/09/2023
towards core costs in yearend May 2024
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 18/06/2019
CCC's Essential Orchestra: The Film
Robertson Trust - The Programme of Concerts, Workshops and Education Work
£30,000 14/12/2018
The Programme of Concerts, Workshops and Education Work
Corra Foundation - HDA-17/373
£4,990 05/10/2017
towards delivery of creative music workshops for primary school children with additional support needs
Robertson Trust - The Continued Funding of the Three Year Programme of Concerts, Workshops & Projects
£20,000 30/06/2015
The Continued Funding of the Three Year Programme of Concerts, Workshops & Projects

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 45-75
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 18/07/1994, number: SC022841
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/07/1994, number: SC152010
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

46a Fortrose Street, Glasgow, G11 5LP

Objectives

The objects for which the Foundation is established are: to encourage, promote, maintain, improve and advance public education in music and other performing arts in particular by the presentation of public concerts in particular among children, young persons and those members of the public who would otherwise be deprived of the benefit of performance of live music and of other performing arts.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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