Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

THE TOURING NETWORK (HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS) LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 23 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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 £216,198 £137,009 £149,841 £161,354 £142,644 £180,749
Total spending £183,547 £194,662 £169,166 £110,063 £122,615 £154,216
Surplus/deficit £32,651 -£57,653 -£19,325 £51,291 £20,029 £26,533
What it does
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • The advancement of public participation in sport
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Highland

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
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000 16/09/2020
7
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Touring Network
£10,000 30/10/2017
Heritage of touring live performances in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Connecting Creative Communities
£60,000 08/05/2017
24
Supporting live performance in small-scale venues across Scotland’s highlands and islands, the Touring Network will bring together promoters, artists and communities to explore current practices ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing and strengthening volunteer led promotional activity in the Hi
£10,000 04/11/2014
12
Not Available

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Directors: 34-72
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 08/01/2001, number: SC030983
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/01/2001, number: SC214546
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Forbes House, 36 Huntly Street, Inverness, IV3 5PR

Objectives

The company's object is to advance the education of the public in the arts of theatre, dance, and/or other art forms in and/or from the Scottish Highlands.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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