Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 7
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +7
    Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

    AYR GAIETY PARTNERSHIP 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    Established: 14 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Data adjusted to reflect year end change
    Period ending 31/03/17 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
    Charitable activities £1,203,531 £1,186,015 £862,310 £1,698,502
    Donations & Legacies £2,962 £3,839
    Other Income
    Investment Income
    Total income £2,808,461 £1,240,829 £1,275,524 £979,781 £1,472,825 £1,852,422
    Charitable activities spending £1,290,661 £1,375,299 £668,012 £1,800,817
    Fundraising costs 1%
    Other spending
    Total spending £1,290,214 £1,290,661 £1,375,299 £668,012 £1,346,406 £1,814,990
    Surplus/deficit £1,518,247 -£49,832 -£99,775 £311,769 £126,419 £37,432
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • 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: South Ayrshire
    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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Scottish Government£538,471
    National Lottery Heritage Fund£46,800
    Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Scottish Government - Ayr Gaiety Partnership
    £78,240 06/09/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Ayr Gaiety Partnership
    £69,832 25/02/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Ayr Gaiety Partnership
    £83,472 08/12/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Ayr Gaiety Partnership
    £46,800 28/07/2020
    COVID-19 Ayr Gaiety Partnership
    Scottish Government - Ayr Gaiety Partnership
    £27,750 15/06/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Ayr Gaiety Partnership
    £179,177 29/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Ayr Gaiety Partnership
    £100,000 06/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £20,000 06/12/2019
    AGP core
    Robertson Trust - Technical Theatre Centre of Excellence - Salary costs of the Technical Development Officer
    £45,000 22/11/2016
    Technical Theatre Centre of Excellence - Salary costs of the Technical Development Officer
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Ayr Gaiety Partnership
    £559,700 10/06/2015
    Ayr Gaiety Heritage
    National Lottery Community Fund - There is no project name available for this record
    £10,000 18/02/2011
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    The company was established in 2009 to bring the Ayr Gaiety Theatre into community ownership and to reopen the theatre. South Ayrshire Council have agreed to transfer ownership of the theatre to the ....more
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    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 11/05/2010, number: SC041464
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 16 April 2014 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC363209, Company name: Ayr Gaiety Partnership Limited)
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; AR19: 18 days late, AR18: 10 days late,
    Main office

    Gaiety Theatre, Carrick Street , Ayr, KA7 1NU

    Objectives

    4.1 To advance the arts (and particularly the performing arts), heritage and culture, primarily within Ayrshire. 4.2 To advance education, in particular informal and formal education linked to, or through the medium of, theatre-related arts and technology, primarily within Ayrshire primarily through (a) the operation of The Gaiety Theatre and other venues in South Ayrshire and (b) the delivery and/or provision of support (whether financial or otherwise) to a range of initiatives, activities and events which further one or more of the above purposes. 4.3 The relief of poverty

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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