Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

    EDINBURGH QUARTET TRUST 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Established: 29 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22
    Total income £66,636 £82,629 £75,352 £75,352 £2,834
    Total spending £60,005 £89,000 £55,000 £55,000 £44,216
    Surplus/deficit £6,631 -£6,371 £20,352 £20,352 -£41,382
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    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
    • 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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £10,000 21/08/2020
    Sixtieth Anniversary Season
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £10,000 26/09/2018
    Edinburgh Quartet: 'Exile', 'Treasure Island', 'Classical Rush Hour' and 'The EQ Apprentice'

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 06/01/1995, number: SC023256
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR20: 24 days late,
    Main office

    396 Lanark Road West, Currie, Edinburgh, EH14 5SJ

    Objectives

    The advancement, promotion and encouragement and the fostering of public knowledge and appreciation of the art of music, including contemporary chamber music in Scotland and elsewhere

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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