Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE HEARTLAND RADIO FOUNDATION LIMITED  

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Data adjusted to reflect year end change
Period ending 30/09/17 30/09/18 30/09/19 30/09/20 30/09/21 30/03/23
Charitable activities £48,151
Donations & Legacies £231,563
Other Income £1,160
Investment Income
Total income £22,118 £31,695 £45,965 £176,588 £121,736 £280,874
Charitable activities spending £221,905
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending £39,513 £56,570 £115,036 £173,471 £145,259 £221,905
Surplus/deficit -£17,395 -£24,875 -£69,071 £3,117 -£23,523 £58,969
Established: 9 years
(32 years as a company)
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Technical, vocational and continuing education
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Perth And Kinross
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports 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
Scottish Government - The Heartland Radio Foundation Limited
£25,000 26/01/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Heartland FM Radio
£4,860 24/10/2020
We would like to refurbish our radio station with up to date equipment, to encourage all ages to become involved with our radio station.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Heartland Radio Foundation Limited
£3,813 27/09/2012
To cover staffing costs for 6 months of the Primary Schools training project
Foundation Scotland - Heartland Radio Foundation
£8,000 06/07/2011
To pay for part-time freelance staff to ensure that the radio station can fulfil its regulatory and legislative requirements whilst developing the breadth and depth of the broadcast services provided.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (4)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 37-83
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 28/08/2015, number: SC045946
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/09/1991, number: SC134024
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR21: 20 days late,
Main office

, PH16 5TH

Objectives

3.1 To advance education by providing a range of media training opportunities that will help people in Perthshire develop their personal and employability skills. 3.2 To advance community development by promoting volunteering, and by working with partner agencies to address social and economic issues in communities within Perthshire. 3.3 To advance heritage and culture by promoting and celebrating the distinctive music, arts and culture of Scotland and of Perthshire.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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