Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

ELECTRIC THEATRE WORKSHOP LTD

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/08/17 31/08/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £221,596 £97,578 £223,040 £215,796 £169,659
Donations & Legacies £149,217 £13,103 £14,941 £19,077 £19,370
Other Income £5,074 £5,068 £3 £19,136 £17,020
Investment Income
Total income £409,118 £375,887 £319,207 £318,910 £254,114 £657,001 £270,496
Charitable activities spending £392,085 £365,484 £237,957 £137,259 £513,125
Fundraising costs 36%
Other spending
Total spending £388,802 £392,085 £365,484 £352,752 £137,259 £450,672 £513,125
Surplus/deficit £20,316 -£16,198 -£46,277 -£33,842 £116,855 £206,329 -£242,629
Established: 13 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Dumfries And Galloway
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Reconnect
£19,400 12/05/2023
20
To secure a Volunteer Manager for two years to drive forward a programme of cultural and arts events to reduce social isolation and enhance quality of life.
Scottish Government - Electric Theatre Workshop Ltd
£6,300 30/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Dumfries & Galloway's Regional Ensemble
£9,996 27/06/2018
12
This group based in Dumfries will hold a free three week summer programme of creative arts workshops for young people aged 13 to 21 years of age across the region. This will link in with the Year of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Burns Night Carnival Targeted Engagement
£10,000 02/10/2014
12
Not Available
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Big Burns Supper Festival
£10,000 27/11/2013
(No Title)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Directors: 29-73
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 27/01/2012, number: SC042897
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/01/2012, number: SC414600
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 65 days late, AR19: 103 days late,
Main office

70 High Street , , Dumfries, DG12BS

Objectives

1 The company's objects are: (a) the advancement of education (b) the advancement of citizenship and community development (c) the advancement of the arts, heritage and culture (d) the provision of recreational facilities and the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities and activities are primarily intended. (e) any other purposes that may be reasonably regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving

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