Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 11
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

INDEPEN-DANCE (SCOTLAND) 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • 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
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
Established: 22 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
Charitable activities £360,994 £405,031 £327,251 £313,133 £553,413
Donations & Legacies £30,843 £63,406 £46,368 £30,638 £29,909
Other Income £47,982
Investment Income
Total income £402,495 £481,447 £382,257 £391,753 £416,693 £584,721
Charitable activities spending £390,558 £464,825 £437,022 £283,283 £573,386
Fundraising costs 2% 1%
Other spending
Total spending £390,558 £464,825 £437,022 £283,283 £362,867 £576,962
Surplus/deficit £11,937 £16,622 -£54,765 £108,470 £53,826 £7,759
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
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • People with disabilities or health problems

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
National Lottery Community Fund£144,305
William Grant Foundation£123,000
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust£57,600
BBC Children in Need£30,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Scottish Government£14,109
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
William Grant Foundation - General operating support 2023-2026
£63,000 05/06/2023
Unrestricted funding to support a range of activities of this inclusive dance company based in Glasgow for three years. Keywords: disability; disabled; arts.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Creative Movement and Dance Classes for disabled people
£45,000 24/11/2022
A request for a contribution towards the core programme of activities, this includes 6 weekly online creative sessions which includes a variety of activities including creative movement and dance ....more
William Grant Foundation - General operating support 2022-2023
£40,000 04/03/2022
To support a range of activities of this inclusive dance company based in Glasgow for one year, including contributions towards the costs of: their core programme of dance classes for disabled ....more
William Grant Foundation - General operating support 2021
£20,000 04/02/2021
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Unrestricted funding for one year for this inclusive dance company based in Glasgow. Keywords: disability arts
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Indepen-Dance (Scotland)
£2,000 04/11/2020
to cover the cost of dance activities for disabled children, young people and adults.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Creative Movement and Dance Classes for disabled people
£12,600 31/08/2020
Requesting a contribution towards core programme of activities which have moved online for the time being, this includes 12 online sessions a week for disabled children, young people and adults. The ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 03/07/2020
Inclusive Dance Programme
Scottish Government - Indepen-Dance (Scotland)
£14,109 12/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Inclusive Dance Programme for disabled people
£144,305 12/03/2020
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This group will provide an inclusive development programme of dance activities for people with learning disabilities of all ages who live in Glasgow. Over five years 600 people will be supported to ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Indepen-dance (Scotland) Ltd
£30,000 19/11/2019
36
75 disabled children and young people will take part in dance and creative movement classes in Glasgow, West Dunbartonshire and East Ayrshire. They will be more active, communicate better and have ....more
Corra Foundation - HDG-19/420
£5,000 01/06/2019
Towards delivery of the weekly creative movement classes for people with a learning disability for an additional 12 months.
Glasgow City Council - Creative Movement and Dance Classes and Training Courses
£11,000 21/03/2019
Weekly inclusive creative movement classes for adults with learning disabilities.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 19/02/2019
Core Operational costs
Robertson Trust - Towards the Salary Costs of the Dance Development Worker and Assistant
£29,000 30/07/2018
Towards the Salary Costs of the Dance Development Worker and Assistant
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/284
£5,000 07/06/2018
Towards delivery of the weekly creative movement classes for people with a learning disability.
Glasgow City Council - Creative Movement and Dance Classes and Training Courses
£11,000 31/05/2018
Weekly inclusive creative movement classes for adults with learning disabilities.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 02/10/2017
Core Operation
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Indepen-dance
£10,000 27/03/2017
SSB Indepen-dance Members Stories
Corra Foundation - HDA-17/21
£6,000 02/02/2017
towards delivery of 19 weekly creative movement and dance classes for children, young people and adults with a disability, thus closing the appeal
Corra Foundation - HDA-16/123
£4,000 04/02/2016
towards sessional staff costs to run weekly creative dance classes for children, young people and adults who have a learning disability
National Lottery Community Fund - Gathered Together 2016
£10,000 08/09/2015
12
This group will use the funding for their workshop and performance programme at Gathered Together, Scotland’s international festival of inclusive dance.
Robertson Trust - Towards the Salary Costs of the Dance Development Worker and Assistant
£30,000 28/02/2015
Towards the Salary Costs of the Dance Development Worker and Assistant
National Lottery Community Fund - Gathered Together
£10,000 19/05/2014
12
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How is it governed?

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

Age Range of Directors: 29-69
  • FLAVELL, David
    Appointed: 2017
    Occupation: Director & Independent Financial Adviser
  • MUTSO, Eve
    Appointed: 2017
    Occupation: Freelance Dancer/Choreographer
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 18/06/2002, number: SC033239
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/12/2005, number: SC294643
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

159-161 James Street, Glasgow, G40 1BS

Objectives

1.1 The Company has been formed as a charity with Charitable Purposes (“the Objects”), namely, to: 1.1.1 promote, maintain, improve and advance the education and where relevant opportunities for employment of children, young people and adults particularly the arts of dance, drama, music, singing, literature and visual arts. 1.1.2 advance the arts through the promotion and provision of inclusive dance for disabled and non-disabled people to enjoy, express, and fulfil their potential through dance. 1.1.3 Improve access for those with a disability by enabling participation in high quality arts provision improving well-being, quality of life through opportunities to dance and perform and where relevant to open up opportunities for employment.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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