Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 20

LIVE MUSIC NOW SCOTLAND

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities	£53,871	£64,643	£106,600			£58,922
Donations & Legacies	£250,431	£251,522	£212,347			£363,812
Other Income	£1,580
Investment Income	£484	£297	£1,005			£3,222
Total income	£306,366	£316,462	£319,952	£243,248	£321,616	£425,956
Charitable activities spending	£339,448	£318,559	£283,496			£356,609
Fundraising costs	0%		0%		1%	0%
Other spending
Total spending	£339,498	£318,559	£284,693	£197,784	£277,850	£357,048
Surplus/deficit	-£33,132	-£2,097	£35,259	£45,464	£43,766	£68,908

Download accounts

Established: 11 years

www.livemusicnow.scot

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

Purposes

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

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£117,500
Ministry of Defence	£35,000
Scottish Government	£9,444

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Transforming communication through music in South Ayrshire’s Additional Support Needs primary schools
£6,000	18/01/2023	A partnership between Live Music Now Scotland, South Ayrshire local authority’s Creative Learning Network and all five Additional Support Needs schools in South Ayrshire, this project aims to ....more A partnership between Live Music Now Scotland, South Ayrshire local authority’s Creative Learning Network and all five Additional Support Needs schools in South Ayrshire, this project aims to develop teachers' confidence, knowledge and skills in using music to support students’ language and communication.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Transforming communication through music in South Ayrshire’s Additional Support Needs primary schools
£111,500	14/03/2022	A partnership between Live Music Now Scotland, South Ayrshire local authority’s Creative Learning Network and all five Additional Support Needs schools in South Ayrshire, this project aims to ....more A partnership between Live Music Now Scotland, South Ayrshire local authority’s Creative Learning Network and all five Additional Support Needs schools in South Ayrshire, this project aims to develop teachers' confidence, knowledge and skills in using music to support students’ language and communication.
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£35,000	12/02/2021	The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
Scottish Government - Live Music Now Scotland
£9,444	22/06/2020	Detailed description not provided.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (12)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 23-80

DINNIE, Alistair Bubb
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Local Government Officer

FENNEMA, Katherine Mary
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Musician

FORSYTH, Amanda Jean
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Investment Manager

FREEDMAN, Peter Sydney, Dr
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Retired

GRAY, Susan
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Pr

HAY, Marianna Clare
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Company Director

JOHNSTON, Lesley Jane
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Retired

LAW, Kenneth
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Writer To The Signet

LOCKHART, Isobel Anne
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Retired Hr Manager

MACLULLICH, Alasdair, Professor
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Professor Of Geriatric Medicine

MCLELLAN, David Kenneth
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Writer To The Signet

MCLELLAN, Samuel James
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Postgraduate Student

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 19/03/2013, number: SC043868
Registered at Companies House on 15/02/2013, number: SC442910

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

14 Lennox Street, Edinburgh, EH4 1QA

Objectives

4(A) The objects for which the Company is established are:- (i) The advancement of the arts and culture through the promotion of music and other performing arts, in particular among those members of the public who would otherwise be deprived of the benefit of performances of live music and of other performing arts. and (ii) To advance the musical education of musicians at the outset of their careers as performing artists by providing them with support, specialist training and opportunities to complete their practical education by performing and working in public.

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