Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    INDUSTRIAL MUSEUMS SCOTLAND 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £74,105 £25,350 £15,725 £15,000 £59,906 £27,326
    Total spending £50,029 £23,182 £13,771 £19,336 £25,349 £98,800
    Surplus/deficit £24,076 £2,168 £1,954 -£4,336 £34,557 -£71,474
    Established: 7 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Other facilities management and maintenance
    Purposes
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
    Where it operates
    • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: North Ayrshire
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Other defined groups
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    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
    The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Industrial Museums Scotland
    £30,000 29/05/2019
    24
    Powering our people; industrial heritage conservation, skills and knowledge

    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 01/02/2017, number: SC047142
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; AR18: 62 days late,
    Main office

    , KA12 8QE

    Objectives

    This clause shall be interpreted as if it incorporates an over-riding qualification limiting the powers of the SCIO such that any activity which would otherwise be permitted by the terms of this Constitution may be carried on only if that activity furthers a purpose which is regarded as charitable. Subject to that overriding qualification, the SCIO is established for charitable purposes only and the SCIO's principal purpose is the advancement of heritage and culture in Scotland.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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