Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

EDINBURGH TELEVISION FESTIVAL COUNCIL 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
Charitable activities £1,713,042 £1,688,938 £873,854 £978,920 £1,791,485
Donations & Legacies £7,296
Other Income
Investment Income £29,720 £29,720 £29,720 £29,720 £29,720
Total income £1,558,569 £1,742,762 £1,718,658 £903,574 £1,015,936 £1,822,378
Charitable activities spending £1,629,081 £1,744,997 £786,526 £833,683 £1,700,972
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending £1,581,765 £1,629,081 £1,744,997 £786,526 £833,683 £1,700,972
Surplus/deficit -£23,196 £113,681 -£26,339 £117,048 £182,253 £121,406
Established: 24 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: Outwith Scotland
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (9)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Directors: 40-57
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 03/01/2001, number: SC030821
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/01/2001, number: SC214304
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, EH3 6AT

Objectives

(i) the promotion of appropriate festivals in Edinburgh or such other related events. (ii) the appropriate provision of and support for such facilities, institutions and organisations as can provide the community with the widest possible access to television and related media. (iii) the preservation of materials of historical significance relevant to television and related media. (iv) the provision of education, information, advice and guidance to those members of the community wishing to work in television and related media. (v) the promotion, establishment and operation of other schemes of a charitable nature.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
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