Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 15

CULTURE & BUSINESS SCOTLAND

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
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

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	£598,185	£508,310	£484,424	£460,560		£466,202
Donations & Legacies	£209,846	£217,318	£213,692	£221,898
Other Income
Investment Income	£492	£539	£1,103	£1,044		£919
Total income	£818,386	£731,756	£701,298	£687,332	£916,426	£686,596
Charitable activities spending	£858,806	£756,903	£629,059	£661,380		£611,247
Fundraising costs	4%	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%
Other spending
Total spending	£889,876	£772,096	£642,823	£674,074	£859,608	£625,379
Surplus/deficit	-£71,490	-£40,340	£58,475	£13,258	£56,818	£61,217

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Established: 13 years

www.aandbscotland.org.uk

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Legal & financial advice

Purposes

The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports 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 - Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS)
£19,392	23/04/2020	Detailed description not provided.
William Grant Foundation - New Voices Fresh Perspectives
£25,000	23/09/2019 12	This project will recruit, train and match younger people aged 18-30 to join selected cultural organisations in Scotland looking to increase diversity of their boards. Individuals and organisations ....more This project will recruit, train and match younger people aged 18-30 to join selected cultural organisations in Scotland looking to increase diversity of their boards. Individuals and organisations will be selected through a process of open application.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Arts & Business Scotland
£693,500	21/05/2013	Resourcing Scotland's Heritage

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (10)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 43-66

COULTHARD, Lucinda
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Freelance Arts Fundraiser

DAVIES, Graeme Forbes Ogilvy
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Marketing Director

DOW, Graham
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Head Of Adviser & Personal

DRUMMOND, Peter
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Architect

MACLEOD, Fiona Mary
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Retired Senior Executive

MCINTOSH, Susan
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Accountant

MORRISON-ROSS, Jane
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Ceo

RICHARDSON, Jane
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Corporate Relations Professional

SMART, Paul Macrae, Dr
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Civil Servant

TULLOCH, Pamela
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Ceo

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 05/10/2011, number: SC042631
Registered at Companies House on 06/09/2011, number: SC406905

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

, EH2 2PR

Objectives

Objects 4 The company’s objects are the advancement of the arts, heritage and culture and the promotion of the efficiency of charities through the following activities:- (a) The promotion and support of partnership between the culture, public and business sectors, in order to enhance the value of the arts, heritage and culture to social, civic and economic life (b) The promotion and development of the culture sector in Scotland and beyond, by improving skills and knowledge to enable organisational sustainability and entrepreneurship. (c) The promotion of good governance and management and operations amongst culture sector organisations in Scotland and beyond including, but without prejudice to the generality, the provision of training and the promotion of best practice.

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