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Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

MACROBERT ARTS CENTRE LIMITED 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition


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Established: 16 years

www.macrobert.org

Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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 £847,050 £804,411 £812,422 £21,253 £838,421
Donations & Legacies £711,363 £564,094 £639,481 £1,484,577 £950,783
Other Income £29,175 £28,269 £33,635 £1,005 £45,953
Investment Income £132 £188 £145 £15,083 £1,466
Total income £1,795,307 £1,655,347 £1,659,116 £1,530,098 £1,229,863 £1,894,898
Charitable activities spending £1,668,466 £1,654,905 £1,649,807 £1,035,467 £1,748,868
Fundraising costs 4% 4% 2% 1% 2% 2%
Other spending
Total spending £1,739,072 £1,716,852 £1,677,209 £1,046,206 £1,261,422 £1,779,385
Surplus/deficit £56,235 -£61,505 -£18,093 £483,892 -£31,559 £115,513
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
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: Stirling
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Foyle Foundation£50,000
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust£21,173
Crowdfunder£2,665
Co-Operative Group£2,253
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Macrobert Arts Centre
£2,253 21/10/2023
We will develop our programme to ensure that we are delivering our creative activities within local communities, helping to engage more people who are facing barriers to experience the arts.
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£2,665 05/05/2022
Covid response
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Relaxed Event Programme
£21,173 27/05/2020
An annual programme of creative opportunities designed for people with dementia and their carers. Activities include access to live shows, film screenings and hands-on creative events. Activities are ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£50,000 28/11/2019
towards the planned upgrades to the Arts Centre
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Macrobert Arts Centre Relaxed Programme
£8,636 04/03/2019
A 12-month programme of 'relaxed' live events (including music, film, dancing and storytelling) at Macrobert Arts Centre, incorporating a participatory element, and a pilot outreach programme at ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Macrobert Arts Centre
£8,900 27/03/2017
Unlocking our local coalmining heritage: An arts and community project
Robertson Trust - The Creative Learning & Engagement Manager
£30,000 31/01/2017
The Creative Learning & Engagement Manager
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Macrobert Arts Centre Ltd
£83,468 11/10/2016
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A programme of arts activities and workshops for children who are disabled or from disadvantaged areas. They will be more confident, make friends and improve their communication and creative skills.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Dementia-friendly arts provision
£10,000 24/02/2016
Macrobert offers twice-monthly opportunities for people living with dementia and their loved ones to come together and share enriching, engaging and stimulating time together. They use dance, music, ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Macrobert Arts Centre
£50,000 15/09/2009
12
Towards Project costs Towards mentor and artists' fees for the mPOWER project, inspiring young people aged 12-17 to realise their creative potential.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (9)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 34-74
  • DOYLE, Leo
    Appointed: 2018
    Occupation: Company Director
  • HOU, Lewis
    Appointed: 2018
    Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 02/05/2008, number: SC039546
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/02/2008, number: SC337763
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA

Objectives

4 1 I to advance, promote, maintain and improve education, partlclpation and enjoyment of the arts, includrng, without limitation, the arts of drama, mime, dance, singing, music, film, paintings and sculpture, 4 1 2 to advance and promote the education of primarily, but not exclusively, young people in Scotland through the prommotion of the arts and performance and performance related sklls and media

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360 Giving
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