Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

    AYRSHIRE FIDDLE ORCHESTRA 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    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 substantially in excess of spending in the latest year
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
    Total income £162,465 £151,119 £194,958 £17,387 £27,388 £101,422
    Total spending £267,886 £64,005 £282,724 £8,400 £5,358 £48,460
    Surplus/deficit -£105,421 £87,114 -£87,766 £8,987 £22,030 £52,962
    Established: 22 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Performing and visual arts
    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: South Ayrshire
    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?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 23/07/2002, number: SC033435
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , KA9 1NJ

    Objectives

    The objects of the Orchestra shall be to educate the public, in the arts and sciences and in particular the art and science of fiddle and other traditional forms of music by the presentation of concerts and other related activities. In furtherance thereof,but not otherwise, the Orchestra shall seek: • To encourage the study, performance and development of Scottish fiddle and other forms of traditional music by the young people of Ayrshire and beyond. • To provide the opportunity to young people of Ayrshire to partiCipate in the performing arts. • To participate in the musical development of all young people irrespective of gender, social, religious or racial background and thereby contribute towards their social development.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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