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

    THE CHEYNE GANG 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Established: 7 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    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 £42,011 £17,212 £46,283 £36,380 £46,682 £28,650
    Total spending £28,251 £26,890 £27,946 £41,420 £44,163 £38,436
    Surplus/deficit £13,760 -£9,678 £18,337 -£5,040 £2,519 -£9,786
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    Purposes
    • The advancement of health
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

    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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    National Lottery Community Fund£16,000
    Scottish Government£6,000
    Corra Foundation£4,000
    Garfield Weston Foundation£3,500
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Sing to breathe in Scotland
    £9,000 23/05/2023
    This group will use the funding for their singing for breathing groups for people with long term respiratory conditions such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Bronchiectasis severe ....more
    Scottish Government - The Cheyne Gang
    £6,000 15/03/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Sing to Breathe to Sing - COVID-19
    £7,000 17/04/2020
    12
    This group will use funding make their Edinburgh-based community singing group virtual. The group supports around 150 members people living with long term respiratory conditions such as COPD (Chronic ....more
    Corra Foundation - HDG-19/373
    £4,000 01/06/2019
    Towards training, development and management of the existing and new groups.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £3,500 30/04/2019
    The Cheyne Gang Breathe to Sing to Breathe to Sing
    Robertson Trust - The Cheyne Gang - Breathe to Sing
    £4,000 31/03/2019
    The Cheyne Gang - Breathe to Sing
    Corra Foundation - HDA-18/135
    £3,000 29/03/2018
    Towards the costs of the voice coach and venue hire for the Borders singing group for people with breathing problems.
    National Lottery Community Fund - The Cheyne Gang - Singing for Breathing
    £10,000 04/12/2017
    12
    This charity based in Edinburgh is a community singing group for people who have breathing difficulties. This funding will be used to run the existing three groups, and to set up an additional group ....more
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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 20/03/2017, number: SC047259
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    14 Corbiehill Grove, Edinburgh, EH4 5DU

    Objectives

    The advancement of health and wellbeing for sufferers of chronic breathing related conditions through the provision of choir and song activities.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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