Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

    PUPPET STATE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    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 £114,337 £39,610 £61,995 £7,551 £6,231 £6,420
    Total spending £85,381 £55,366 £71,144 £14,293 £11,673 £8,544
    Surplus/deficit £28,956 -£15,756 -£9,149 -£6,742 -£5,442 -£2,124
    Established: 15 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Performing and visual arts
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
    • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
    Where it operates
    • UK and overseas, main operating location: Midlothian
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 21/01/2009, number: SC040201
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    40/1 Woodhall Road, Edinburgh, EH13 0DU

    Objectives

    The charitable purposes (the expression 'charitable purpose' shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts) are (and shall not be altered without the prior consent of the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator): (a) the advancement of the arts and culture, by their promotion, improvement and encouragement including the arts of puppetry, storytelling, play writing, street theatre, circus, drama, physical performance, dance, music, literature, poetry, installation, sculpture, film, animation, digital art, visual art and fine art. (b) the advancement of environmental protection or improvement. (c) the advancement of education.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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