Overall GiG Score: 6 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 9
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +9

    PLAYLIST FOR LIFE 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile recently
    Established: 11 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 30/06/17 30/06/18 30/06/19 30/06/20 30/06/21 30/06/22 30/06/23
    Charitable activities £199,160 £244,396 £645,447 £665,311 £948,107 £388,586
    Donations & Legacies £104,160 £221,249 £65,053 £24,048 £11,526
    Other Income £1,020 £616
    Investment Income £144 £683 £1,576 £1,428 £8,915
    Total income £296,111 £303,464 £466,328 £713,096 £689,359 £992,304 £454,364
    Charitable activities spending £290,544 £433,797 £634,271 £611,426 £838,963 £460,359
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending
    Total spending £258,540 £290,544 £433,797 £634,271 £611,426 £838,963 £460,359
    Surplus/deficit £37,571 £12,920 £32,531 £78,825 £77,933 £153,341 -£5,995
    What it does
    • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    Purposes
    • The advancement of health
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

    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£1,616,879
    Scottish Government£98,030
    The Rayne Foundation£60,000
    RS Macdonald Charitable Trust£43,297
    Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
    Esmee Fairbairn£23,760
    Alex Ferry Foundation£20,000
    Foundation Scotland£5,125
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
    £10,000 24/11/2022
    community grant
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Playlist for Life
    £125 11/10/2022
    Donation from Anne Boyd Fund
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £25,000 01/04/2022
    Main Grants award
    The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Playlist for Life
    £60,000 07/06/2021
    Towards materials and staff time to deliver training and webinars to healthcare professionals throughout the UK.
    Scottish Government - Playlist for Life
    £19,894 15/03/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - The 2021 Music Lab Testing Project
    £13,297 16/12/2020
    Seeking funding for a year-long project throughout 2021 in which to develop and test solutions to the challenges that arise from the ongoing pandemic and that stop people with dementia making and ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Playlist for Life
    £5,000 18/11/2020
    To develop a further 15 Help Points across Scotland, providing webinars and Playlist Resource Packs for the Help Points to build playlist knowledge and skills among those living with dementia and ....more
    Scottish Government - Playlist for Life
    £78,136 11/06/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
    £10,000 20/05/2020
    community grant
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Playlist for Life
    £23,760 19/05/2020
    6
    towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
    RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Communities Officer
    £30,000 27/11/2019
    Working as part of the Operations Team to develop Playlist Communities, by expanding and enriching the grassroots network of Help Points, care establishments and volunteers around the country. ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - A Playlist Revolution: dementia-inclusive communities via personal mus
    £1,616,879 19/06/2019
    35
    A Playlist Revolution: dementia-inclusive communities via personal mus
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Playlist for Life
    £142,560 05/12/2018
    36
    Towards the salary of a Head of Operations to help scale the charity's work nationally and increase awareness of personlised playlists in helping people with dementia.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Playlist Power:community pilots expand use of personal music dementia
    £49,680 22/08/2018
    7
    Playlist Power:community pilots expand use of personal music dementia
    The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Playlist for Life
    £30,000 07/12/2017
    24
    Towards core costs in order that Playlist for Life can help an estimated 15,000 people with dementia to create and use their own playlists.
    Robertson Trust - The Communities Project Officer
    £48,000 31/01/2017
    The Communities Project Officer
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Playlist for Life
    £60,000 07/09/2015
    36
    Towards core costs for work using music as a vehicle to reduce loneliness amongst marginalised older people.
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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 12/06/2013, number: SC044072
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Suite 419, The Penatgon Centre, 36 Washington St, Glasgow, G3 8AZ

    Objectives

    4 The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, its objects (?Objects?) shall be: 4.1 the advancement of health (including the prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering) focussing upon reducing the suffering of people diagnosed with all forms of dementia. and 4.2 the provision of relief to sufferers of those with all forms of dementia in need by reason of their ill health through the provision of facilities and activities intended to relieve the effects of their ill health.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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