Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

RICEFIELD ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTRE 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 15 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 28/02/18 28/02/19 28/02/20 28/02/21 28/02/22 28/02/23
Total income £31,043 £87,092 £89,817 £42,782 £23,115 £25,312
Total spending £19,981 £71,251 £86,814 £27,921 £20,899 £20,394
Surplus/deficit £11,062 £15,841 £3,003 £14,861 £2,216 £4,918
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • The promotion of religious or racial harmony','the promotion of equality and diversity
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','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
Foundation Scotland£7,350
DCMS£4,500
Scottish Government£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,500 02/09/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Ricefield Arts and Cultural Centre
£4,500 02/09/2020
To fund on-line and socially distanced wellbeing workshops, community cultural activities and volunteer training as part of their Community and Wellbeing Recovery Project.
Scottish Government - Ricefield Arts and Cultural Centre
£3,000 20/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Ricefield Arts and Cultural Centre
£2,850 10/04/2020
To enable dedicated support to the Chinese community in Glasgow through provision of weekly online health and well being sessions targeted to their specific needs and circumstances alongside ....more
Glasgow City Council - Chinese Arts Programme
£6,500 28/02/2019
Ricefield is a dedicated centre for Chinese arts and culture. As an agency it offers education programmes and professional opportunities for artists of Chinese descent.
Glasgow City Council - Chinese Arts Programme
£6,500 31/05/2018
Ricefield is a dedicated centre for Chinese arts and culture. As an agency it offers education programmes and professional opportunities for artists of Chinese descent.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (4)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 27-63
  • KEK, Pei Ying
    Appointed: 2015
    Occupation: Finance And Office Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 08/01/2009, number: SC040160
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/09/2007, number: SC330231
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Suite 519, Baltic Chambers, 50 Wellington Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, G2 6HJ

Objectives

1. Ricefield Arts and Cultural Centre aims to promote interest in, and the development of, Chinese/Asian arts, cultural, and educational activities and to improve the quality of life, and opportunities for those within Scotland, in particular among the Chinese community in Glasgow. It shall seek to do this through its own efforts and in cooperation with other organisations and individuals that share this common aim and wish to encourage cultural diversity and intercultural understanding. 2. Promoting cross cultural networks, awareness and understanding through arts, to benefit the public. Also, using arts as an expression of culture, to further the education of the whole community. 3. The advancement of Chinese Art, Culture and Heritage. 4. The promotion of equality and diversity and the promotion of racial harmony.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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