Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 5

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: -3

MODO - CIRCUS WITH PURPOSE LTD

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

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

Established: 29 years

www.modo.org.uk

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	£199,083	£187,650	£198,134	£160,209	£0	£172
Total spending	£200,920	£191,201	£198,473	£147,760	£31,642	£4,858
Surplus/deficit	-£1,837	-£3,551	-£339	£12,449	-£31,642	-£4,686

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the promotion of equality and diversity

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Aberdeenshire

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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
Scottish Government	£13,788
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Scottish Government - Modo - Circus with Purpose
£13,788	24/04/2020	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Encounter Youth Café
£10,000	24/03/2020 12	This group will use the funding to provide a four-week summer holiday programme for young people under 25 years old. Providing a safe space to gather in Peterhead town centre will help reduce ....more This group will use the funding to provide a four-week summer holiday programme for young people under 25 years old. Providing a safe space to gather in Peterhead town centre will help reduce anti-social behaviour and support the young people to use their time constructively.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	06/12/2019	Encounter
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/396
£4,800	04/10/2018	Towards the Volunteer Support Worker supporting vulnerable young volunteers from the Encounter youth cafe.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Modo - Circus with Purpose Ltd
£69,000	03/10/2018 36	over three years towards the running costs of the Encounter Youth Cafe in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
Robertson Trust - Encounter Youth Cafe Volunteering Project
£28,500	27/08/2018	Encounter Youth Cafe Volunteering Project
National Lottery Community Fund - (STV NORTH) CircoModo North East
£50,000	05/12/2013 12	The project will deliver a year long programme of weekly circus skills workshops for young people aged 11-25 years in 3 areas in the North East of Scotland . The free weekly workshops will teach the ....more The project will deliver a year long programme of weekly circus skills workshops for young people aged 11-25 years in 3 areas in the North East of Scotland . The free weekly workshops will teach the participants skills like juggling, stilting and clowning. The project will give young people the chance to learn new creative skills which will encourage confidence, team-working and resilience as well as offering them a recognised accreditation and the opportunity to become mentors.
National Lottery Community Fund - CircoModo North East
£10,000	24/07/2013 12	The group will run a CircoModo workshop in the Peterhead and New Pitsligo area of Aberdeen, targeted towards at risk young people aged 11-25.

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How is it governed?

Directors (4)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 50-66

BROGAN, Karen
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Pa

EMSLIE, Bryan Watt
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Accountant

EMSLIE, Ruth Davage
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Care Manager

MCNEIL, William Alexander
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Photographer

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 11/04/1995, number: SC023579
Registered at Companies House on 11/04/1995, number: SC157362

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR21: 91 days late,

Main office

Flat 0/2, 24 Cartvale Road, Glasgow, G42 9TB

Objectives

In particular, the Company is established to advance public education by the encouragement of the performing arts including, but without limiting the foregOing, the arts of drama, ballet, dance, mime music, and opera

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