Overall GiG Score: 5 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +5

    TINDERBOX PROJECT 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
    Established: 12 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/07/17 31/07/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Charitable activities £13,910 £73,891
    Donations & Legacies £266,038 £252,249
    Other Income
    Investment Income
    Total income £104,371 £149,981 £157,425 £221,225 £279,948 £335,504 £326,140
    Charitable activities spending £148,230 £385,908
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending £500 £630
    Total spending £107,642 £123,486 £104,139 £201,339 £148,730 £274,469 £386,538
    Surplus/deficit -£3,271 £26,495 £53,286 £19,886 £131,218 £61,035 -£60,398
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
    • The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    William Grant Foundation - General operating support 2023-2025
    £46,000 23/03/2023
    Unrestricted funding for two years for this young people's participatory music collective.
    William Grant Foundation - General operating support 2021-23
    £40,000 04/02/2021
    24
    Unrestricted funding for two years for this young people's participatory music collective.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Tinderbox Project
    £1,947 13/02/2020
    to contribute towards delivering the Tinderbox Music Hub out of school youth club.
    Robertson Trust - Intermediate Orchestra course and music hubs
    £45,000 11/09/2018
    Intermediate Orchestra course and music hubs

    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 23/12/2011, number: SC042825
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    C/O Tinderbox, North Edinburgh Arts, 15a Pennywell Court, EH4 4TZ

    Objectives

    To advance education through providing workshops, rehearsals and performance opportunities for young people in music and the arts, through providing young people with opportunities for personal development and achievement, and through supporting young people's development of a range of life skills including group working, leadership and decision making. To advance the arts through promoting collaboration across the arts, developing strong links between young people and the wider contemporary arts scene, and promoting creativity, inclusivity, network-building and excellence in youth arts. To organise recreational activities in music and the arts for young people, with the object of improving the conditions of life for these people.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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