Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 1
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

THE OCCASIONAL CABARET LTD 

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22 31/12/23
Total income £39,780 £60,826 £58,194 £28,479 £45,468 £30,016 £35,798
Total spending £16,273 £82,851 £51,114 £25,706 £40,481 £23,357 £52,271
Surplus/deficit £23,507 -£22,025 £7,080 £2,773 £4,987 £6,659 -£16,473
Established: 12 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • UK and overseas, main operating location: Glasgow City
Who it helps
  • 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 significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£2,500 08/07/2021
towards core costs over the next 12 months for The Southside Group
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Occasion Theatre
£3,150 16/12/2020
2
to contribute to the continued delivery of an online drama programme for learning disabled adults in Southside, Glasgow
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Occasion Theatre
£3,055 22/05/2020
To enable the Occasion Theatre to adapt its theatre workshop programme with the Southside Group, a learning disabled/neuro diverse community, from live to on-line theatre production.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 50-68
  • SLOAN, Kate
    Appointed: 2022
    Occupation: Retired Counsellor
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 29/03/2012, number: SC043059
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/07/2010, number: SC382211
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, G42 9XW

Objectives

The advancement of the arts and culture The advancement of education and community development through the arts

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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