Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    ARTBEAT STUDIOS 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile recently
    Established: 20 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/17 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £32,624 £45,245 £60,247 £58,950 £9,649,360 £36,186 £47,636
    Total spending £27,092 £36,982 £48,743 £45,736 £4,523,578 £44,506 £44,121
    Surplus/deficit £5,532 £8,263 £11,504 £13,214 £5,125,782 -£8,320 £3,515
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Scottish Borders
    Who it helps
    • 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
    Robertson Trust - The Salary Costs of the Project Co-ordinator
    £15,000 26/09/2018
    The Salary Costs of the Project Co-ordinator
    Robertson Trust - The Salary Costs of the Project Co-ordinator
    £7,500 25/07/2017
    The Salary Costs of the Project Co-ordinator

    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 30/01/2004, number: SC035119
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 16 April 2020 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC277346, company name: Artbeat Studios).
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Hawick Youth Centre, Havelock Street, Hawick, Scottish Borders, TD9 7BB

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are to promote the welfare of those in the community who are socially excluded by reason of physical or learning disability, mental illness, age, poverty or other condition of need by: 4.1 Creating inclusive opportunities for people through working on a variety of arts projects. 4.2 Creating an environment which nourishes, develops and increases the self -worth and personal holistic development of people who would normally be socially excluded for the reasons above. and 4.3 Raising awareness in the wider community of the abilities of people who are for whatever reason socially excluded, by the contact made in organising and carrying out events.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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