Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 2

THE WARBLERS

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 7 years

https://www.warblers.org.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	05/04/18	05/04/19	05/04/20	05/04/21	05/04/22	05/04/23
Total income	£19,414	£9,726	£12,149	£6,050	£8,908	£9,760
Total spending	£10,475	£8,625	£8,147	£10,501	£10,947	£10,441
Surplus/deficit	£8,939	£1,101	£4,002	-£4,451	-£2,039	-£681

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of health
The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Midlothian

Who it helps

Older People
People with disabilities or health problems

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
Foundation Scotland - The Warblers Singing for Lung Health - the joy of singing!
£3,000	07/03/2023	To organise a series of singing for health sessions aimed at improving physical ability and reducing social isolation for people with chronic lung conditions and or breathlessness.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Warblers Singing for Lung Health - singing back stronger
£4,520	29/03/2022	This group will continue its singing group for people with chronic respiratory conditions and long Covid in East and Midlothian.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Warblers singing for lung health
£6,000	19/02/2021 12	This group will use the funding to continue their choir which aims to improve participants lung health.
National Lottery Community Fund - Singing for lung health
£4,000	16/01/2020 10	This group will run weekly singing for lung health sessions in East and Midlothian to benefit the physical and mental health of isolated older people with chronic lung conditions.
Robertson Trust - The Singing Programme
£12,000	25/02/2019	The Singing Programme
Corra Foundation - HDA-19/75
£3,000	01/02/2019	Towards the costs to engage a sessional Singing Leader to deliver 70 singing sessions in the year for older people with chronic lung conditions..
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/50
£3,000	01/02/2018	Towards the sessional tutors fees for the singing group for people with lung conditions.
Robertson Trust - The Singing Programme
£4,000	24/01/2018	The Singing Programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Singing for lung health in East and Midlothian
£6,250	25/01/2017 12	This organisation runs a singing group in East Lothian to benefit people with chronic lung conditions. This project will fund regular group singing sessions in East Lothian and now Midlothian, led by ....more This organisation runs a singing group in East Lothian to benefit people with chronic lung conditions. This project will fund regular group singing sessions in East Lothian and now Midlothian, led by an experienced singing leader who has completed training by the British Lung Foundation.

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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 08/12/2016, number: SC047034

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

C/O Paddy Carstairs, 18 Lothian Terrace,, Newtongrange, Midlothian, EH22 4QL

Objectives

The organisation's purposes are: The advancement of health by promoting lung health and general wellbeing through a programme of breathing and singing exercises and songs. The provision of recreational facilities through providing a welcoming fun singing group for people with respiratory conditions. The advancement of education through providing a supportive learning environment to build skills and confidence in singing, and by raising awareness of the potential benefits of regular group singing for people with chronic lung conditions. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by improving physical and mental health and well being through singing and by reducing isolation.

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