Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 14

SOLAR BEAR LIMITED

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
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Established: 22 years

www.solarbear.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
Charitable activities		£234,250	£318,078	£239,520		£267,094
Donations & Legacies		£187	£26
Other Income		£38,062	£17,500	£13,600
Investment Income		£182	£356	£101		£1,159
Total income	£235,473	£272,681	£335,960	£253,221	£259,831	£272,384
Charitable activities spending		£140,078	£253,644	£230,522		£287,773
Fundraising costs		2%	1%	0%	0%	1%
Other spending		£124,278	£5,891	£4,033		£3,774
Total spending	£218,336	£269,711	£262,618	£235,236	£260,266	£295,164
Surplus/deficit	£17,137	£2,970	£73,342	£17,985	-£435	-£22,780

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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

Where it operates

More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City

This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Who it helps

Children or young people
People with disabilities or health problems
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 Heritage Fund - Grant to Solar Bear Limited
£90,900	27/11/2019	Solar Flares: Deaf Heritage
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£10,000	25/04/2019	towards 'Happiness', a new project and theatre show about mental health
Glasgow City Council - Deaf Youth Theatre
£4,500	28/02/2019	Solar Bear develops new multi-disciplinary theatre making processes in order to create exciting theatre with as wide an audience as possible.
Robertson Trust - Deaf Youth Theatre
£39,000	12/06/2018	Deaf Youth Theatre
Glasgow City Council - Deaf Youth Theatre
£4,500	31/05/2018	Solar Bear develops new multi-disciplinary theatre making processes in order to create exciting theatre with as wide an audience as possible.
Corra Foundation - HDA-17/478
£2,800	07/12/2017	Towards the salary costs of the two support workers to deliver weekly workshops for D/deaf performers.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)

Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 31-62

ALLAN, Tania
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Student

BEATTIE, Louise
Appointed: 2014
Occupation: Lawyer

DOW, Jamie
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Teacher

GOODWIN, Nic
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Operations Manager

GORMAN, Paul
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Freelance Education Artist

MACDOUGAL, Sheena
Appointed: 2009
Occupation: Production Co-Ordinator

REA, Jamie
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Actor

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 07/02/2002, number: SC033138
Registered at Companies House on 07/02/2002, number: SC227835

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

℅ Scottish Youth Theatre, 105 Brunswick Street, Glasgow, G1 1TF

Objectives

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

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