Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 5

SHETLAND ARTS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 18 years

www.shetlandarts.org

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	£973,758	£940,757	£1,003,784	£1,651,337	£1,623,070	£1,601,704
Donations & Legacies	£1,639	£1,147	£3,773	£1,270	£498
Other Income
Investment Income						£2,373
Total income	£2,446,359	£2,426,224	£2,554,823	£2,207,338	£2,441,249	£2,659,637
Charitable activities spending	£2,746,697	£2,678,468	£2,737,692	£2,189,038	£2,829,511	£2,978,616
Fundraising costs	13%	13%	13%	2%	6%	9%
Other spending
Total spending	£3,056,698	£2,994,745	£3,067,417	£2,227,901	£2,969,451	£3,212,687
Surplus/deficit	-£610,339	-£568,521	-£512,594	-£20,563	-£528,202	-£553,050

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

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

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
Scottish Government - Shetland Arts Development Agency
£10,000	08/05/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Shetland Arts Development Agency
£37,911	23/04/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Robertson Trust - Running costs of the Youth Arts, Care and Well-being programmes
£60,000	12/06/2018	Running costs of the Youth Arts, Care and Well-being programmes
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Shetland Arts Development Agency
£9,900	30/01/2017	Shetland Youth Theatre - In the Still of the Night Have we Wept

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 28/12/2005, number: SC037082

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Mareel, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0WQ

Objectives

The objects of SADA shall be: (i) To advance the education of the public in Shetland in the Arts, in particular the Arts of Dance, Drama, Theatre, Film, Literature, Music, Crafts, Visual Arts and any new form of Media. (ii) To advance Arts and Culture for the benefit of the public in Shetland. (iii) To advance Citizenship and Community Development for the benefit of the public in Shetland.

Data Sources