Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 8

LUMINATE

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

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		£500	£1,269	£1,525		£1,272
Donations & Legacies		£360,704	£431,182	£308,980		£307,019
Other Income
Investment Income				£9		£1,324
Total income	£221,983	£361,204	£432,451	£310,514	£224,842	£309,615
Charitable activities spending		£237,729	£360,818	£222,377		£314,444
Fundraising costs		4%	5%	5%		6%
Other spending
Total spending	£194,781	£250,394	£380,860	£238,799	£292,977	£332,068
Surplus/deficit	£27,202	£110,810	£51,591	£71,715	-£68,135	-£22,453

Established: 10 years

www.luminatescotland.org

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

Purposes

The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

UK and overseas, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

Older People
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 - Sunday Socials for LGBTI+ Older People
£9,800	13/09/2021	This group will use funds to deliver monthly social events for older LGBT+ individuals
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Luminate
£120,000	14/02/2019	Contribution to Luminate's core costs, representing the second year of an 'in principle' commitment to support the organisation for a 5 year period.
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Luminate
£30,000	27/06/2018	Core funding
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Luminate
£5,000	26/06/2017	To write and disseminate a publication on arts and older people in Scotland in 2017.
Robertson Trust - Towards the salary costs of the Director
£19,000	23/05/2017	Towards the salary costs of the Director
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Luminate
£25,000	09/02/2017	To support the core costs of Luminate
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Luminate
£10,000	04/07/2016	To run a LGBTI cabaret project.
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Luminate
£50,000	16/03/2016	Towards the costs of the Luminate Festival.

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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 12/02/2014, number: SC044652

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

First Floor, Causewayside House , 160 Causewayside , Edinburgh, EH9 1PR

Objectives

4 The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1 to advance, promote and encourage the arts with, for and by older people. and 4.2 to advance the arts through promoting the inclusion of older people in the arts whether as artists, audiences or participants. and 4.3 to advance the arts by providing public education on ageing through promoting arts on themes of ageing, and arts that bring the generations together.

Data Sources