Finance Score: -18
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -17 ?

    GOT SOUL (SCIO) 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    • Income has been volatile recently
    • This charity appears to be dormant
    Established: 11 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    This Charity appears to be dormant
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/07/17 31/07/18 31/07/19 31/07/20
    Total income £153,371 £144,972 £128,549 £82,070
    Total spending £142,238 £152,065 £142,513 £82,732
    Surplus/deficit £11,133 -£7,093 -£13,964 -£662
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • 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
    • Other charities or voluntary bodies

    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
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £5,000 30/04/2019
    GOT SOUL Community Choirs in Scotland

    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 01/08/2013, number: SC044178
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; AR20: 50 days late,
    Main office

    Got Soul c/o N Fedenczuk, 10/2 Glengyle Terrace, Edinburgh, EH3 9LN

    Objectives

    4.1 To advance community development by bringing people together, providing volunteering opportunities and bringing people out of isolation by involving them in a community activity. 4.2 To promote the advancement of the arts: through the appreciation, participation and making of soul music along with fun and simple choreographed movement.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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