Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 1

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -2

MIDLOTHIAN COMMUNITY MEDIA ASSOCIATION

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£29,395	£14,278	£14,074	£6,052	£8,415	£5,547
Total spending	£9,267	£24,849	£11,722	£9,350	£8,570	£10,649
Surplus/deficit	£20,128	-£10,571	£2,352	-£3,298	-£155	-£5,102

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Established: 18 years

www.blackdiamondfm.com

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the promotion of equality and diversity

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Midlothian

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports 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 Community Fund - Building on success--Building for the Future
£7,006	15/09/2017 12	This group trains local people in a range of broadcasting skills. They will use the funding to replace equipment that has become unreliable for broadcasting and update the portable studio so it can ....more This group trains local people in a range of broadcasting skills. They will use the funding to replace equipment that has become unreliable for broadcasting and update the portable studio so it can be used more effectively for training volunteers.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Directors: 33-75

CAMERON, Kris
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Director

CONLIN, Anthony John
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Self Employed Dj/Entertainer

MACKRELL, Christopher James
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Network Engineer

MILLER, Robert Graham
Appointed: 2013
Occupation: Retired

RONALDSON, Matthew
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Director

RUDERHAM, Geoffrey Malcolm
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Retired

THOMSON, Adam Mark
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Delivery Driver

THOMSON, Kim Mary
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Payroll Manager

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 01/03/2006, number: SC036762
Registered at Companies House on 01/03/2006, number: SC297977

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

, EH22 4RT

Objectives

To advance the education of the public and in particular in the skills required for radio broadcasting and media communication. In pursuance of those aims (but not otherwise) the company shall have the following powers:- (a) To establish and operate socially inclusive educational and training facilities and services centred on community media, which may include encouraging the participation of socially excluded groups such as young people and. those who are unemployed, in common with others from the community, in community media skills to deliver public benefit. (b) To promote social inclusion by gathering and disseminating information of an educational nature of value to the diverse sections of the Midlothian community. (c) To establish and operate an accredited training centre which will provide wide ranging socially inclusive course and workplace opportunities that will encourage personal development and the acquisition of life skills. (d) To work with the community and voluntary sectors to promote and communicate their activities within the wider community including peer education projects. (e) To advise in relation to, prepare, organise, support (whether financially or otherwise) and/or conduct, conferences, workshops, information/awareness raising sessions, and educational and training events/courses and to commission and/or conduct research, and to publish and promote the results of such research. (f) To provide information, advisory, support and/or consultancy services which further the charitable aims of the company by putting back any surpluse generated into achieving said aims. (g) To liaise with local authorities, Scottish, UK and European authorities and agencies, local enterprise companies, educational establishments, charitable or community-benefit bodies and others, all with a view to furthering the socially inclusive aims of the company.

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