Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 1

THE BUZZ PROJECT

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 11 years

www.thebuzzproject.org

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	30/11/17	30/11/18	30/11/19	30/11/20	30/11/21	30/11/22
Total income	£83,176	£38,530	£55,968	£95,434	£58,327	£58,273
Total spending	£76,868	£49,570	£56,183	£64,891	£64,814	£60,591
Surplus/deficit	£6,308	-£11,040	-£215	£30,543	-£6,487	-£2,318

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Highland

Who it helps

Children or young people
People with disabilities or health problems
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

National Lottery Community Fund	£25,185
Robertson Trust	£10,000
Scottish Government	£7,660
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000
Corra Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - The Buzz Project
£6,261	19/07/2023	This group will use the funding to deliver youth drop in sessions at Studio 2 High Street Fort William.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	29/11/2022	towards core costs over the next 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
National Lottery Community Fund - The Buzz Project - Music Library Launch
£9,723	15/03/2022	This group will use the funding to develop a mobile music library for Lochaber and environs.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Buzz Project SCIO
£9,201	18/11/2020 12	This group will use the funding to deliver youth outreach sessions and run Peer to Peer Youth Mind Groups in Fort William and the surrounding area.
Scottish Government - The Buzz Project
£7,660	07/04/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Robertson Trust - The Staff Costs of the Buzz Project
£10,000	23/08/2019	The Staff Costs of the Buzz Project
Corra Foundation - HDG-19/566
£5,000	01/06/2019	Towards the salary of the part-time Assistant Youth Worker.
National Lottery Community Fund - Buzzin' Aboot Lochaber
£7,920	17/04/2019 15	This group will run workshops from a former stagecoach single deck bus which has been converted to a music studio and learning social area where young people can socialise, make music and learn an ....more This group will run workshops from a former stagecoach single deck bus which has been converted to a music studio and learning social area where young people can socialise, make music and learn an instrument.
Robertson Trust - The Running Costs of the Buzz Project
£36,000	19/09/2017	The Running Costs of the Buzz Project
Tudor Trust - Grant to Buzz Project
£112,500	26/11/2015 36	over three years as core funding for an organisation using mobile music production facilities to alleviate rural isolation for young people in the Highlands of Scotland_x000D_ _x000D_
Robertson Trust - the Running Costs of the Buzz Project
£36,000	30/04/2015	the Running Costs of the Buzz Project

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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 16/11/2012, number: SC043565

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR17: 62 days late,

Main office

6B1 Blar Mhor Ind Est, Lochyside, Fort William, Inverness Shire, PH33 7PT

Objectives

4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of education for people in the Highlands and Islands area, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, nationality, age, disability, race or of political, religious or other opinions, especially those who have emotional issues and/or addiction issues in order to enable them to fulfil their potential. 4.2 The advancement of the arts, heritage and culture. 4.3 To promote such other similar charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined.

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