Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

    CITADEL ARTS GROUP 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    Established: 21 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/01/18 31/01/19 31/01/20 31/01/21 31/01/22 31/01/23
    Total income £35,176 £34,637 £27,446 £39,140 £49,978 £51,393
    Total spending £37,544 £30,799 £28,978 £24,957 £48,760 £56,149
    Surplus/deficit -£2,368 £3,838 -£1,532 £14,183 £1,218 -£4,756
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
    Where it operates
    • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

    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£10,040
    Foundation Scotland£5,660
    Garfield Weston Foundation£3,500
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Caring
    £6,600 08/08/2022
    This group will run creative workshops for unpaid carers and will put on a production of a play written by a carer which will be attended by other carers.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £3,500 15/10/2021
    Drama in the Community
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Citadel Arts Group
    £2,660 24/03/2021
    to fund a new creative project for residents of Croft an Righ.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Citadel Arts Group
    £3,000 09/03/2021
    To cover costs involved with running a 'living memory' project.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Citadel Arts Youth Drama Group
    £3,440 09/12/2020
    11
    This group will use the funding to deliver after-school drama activities to small groups of young people from local primary schools.
    National Lottery Community Fund - The SS Explorer Story
    £6,550 08/02/2019
    12
    This group will involve their local community to create a play inspired by the memories of people who worked on Scotland's last surviving steam trawler. The play will be performed at the Leith ....more
    Robertson Trust - The Running Costs of Citadel Arts Group
    £15,000 21/11/2018
    The Running Costs of Citadel Arts Group
    Robertson Trust - The Running Costs of Citadel Arts Group
    £15,000 31/10/2015
    The Running Costs of Citadel Arts Group
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 31/08/2003, number: SC034687
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    28, Meadowhouse Rd, Edinburgh, EH12 7HP

    Objectives

    The objects of the Association shall be to advance education for the public benefit by associating the statutory local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to promote the study, practice and knowledge of the arts, in particular the arts of playwriting and storytelling.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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