Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 3

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -3

WEST END FESTIVAL (GLASGOW)

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 29 years

www.westendfestival.co.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/10/17	31/10/18	31/10/19	31/10/20	31/10/21	31/10/22
Total income	£100,859	£88,017	£87,073	£46,377	£84,269	£245
Total spending	£83,573	£77,930	£78,947	£41,933	£89,861	£1,518
Surplus/deficit	£17,286	£10,087	£8,126	£4,444	-£5,592	-£1,273

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Glasgow City

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
National Lottery Community Fund - WEF 25th Anniversary Community Events Programme
£9,975	21/07/2021	The project will deliver a series of free cultural community events across three weekends in September. Events will take place outside Kelvingrove Museum the Kelvingrove Bandstand and near Byres Road.
Glasgow City Council - West End Festival
£26,600	15/03/2019	Annual festival in June comprising events, talks, performances and an outdoor parade and street party.
Glasgow City Council - West End Festival
£26,600	07/06/2018	Annual festival in June comprising events, talks, performances and an outdoor parade and street party.
National Lottery Community Fund - West End Festival 2010
£10,000	01/03/2010 12	This group will organise the annual festival taking place between June 12th to June 27th in 2010. The grant will be used for the Opening Parade costs and the Big Man Walking project.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (5)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 66-87

CAMERON, Elizabeth Anne
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Retired Lecturer

DALGLEISH, Lynn
Appointed: 2014
Occupation: Local Government Officer

MACKECHNIE, James William
Appointed: 2011
Occupation: Retired

SCOBIE, Elizabeth Mary
Appointed: 2001
Occupation: Business Consultant

WINTER, Robert Rickaby
Appointed: 2012
Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 29/09/1995, number: SC024263
Registered at Companies House on 31/10/2001, number: SC224775

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

The White House, Dowanhill Park, 50 Havelock Street, Glasgow, G11 5JE

Objectives

(1) To advance education through promotion of the arts. (2) To assist in the provision, in the interests of social welfare, of facilities for recreation and other leisure time activities available to the public at large within the West End of Glasgow (as defined below) with a view to improving their conditions of life. (3) To promote, establish,.operate, and/or support other projects and programmes of a charitable nature for the benefit of the residents of the West End of Glasgow and to do so in a manner which maximises social inclusion and reflects the multi-cultural qualities of the West End of Glasgow.

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