Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    GREIGARIOUS CAS (COMMUNITY ARTS & SINGING) SCIO 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Established: 11 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 28/02/18 28/02/19 28/02/20 28/02/21 28/02/22 28/02/23
    Total income £25,922 £30,735 £29,140 £15,399 £7,360 £16,547
    Total spending £22,158 £25,708 £33,043 £4,824 £3,804 £24,321
    Surplus/deficit £3,764 £5,027 -£3,903 £10,575 £3,556 -£7,774
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
    Where it operates
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Inverclyde
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • 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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Clydeside Singers (GCAS)
    £10,000 12/05/2020
    12
    This group will use the funding to pay for core costs a song writing project with local schools and nurseries and enable then to put on afternoon tea events which will showcase their work and ....more
    Robertson Trust - Running Costs
    £9,000 25/10/2018
    Running Costs

    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 01/02/2013, number: SC043756
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR20: 7 days late,
    Main office

    3 Portree Terrace, Greenock, PA16 0UH

    Objectives

    The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1 To advance the arts and culture through the provision and facilitation of music and art community projects, events, exhibitions and activities. 4.2 To advance education by providing workshops and classes in creative arts and music as well as community capacity building. 4.3 To advance citizenship or community development by encouraging and supporting volunteering opportunities and participation through the provision of the activities to enable capacity building and involvement.

    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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