Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

    ARDROSSAN MUSIC EXPERIENCE [SCIO] 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
    • 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 £500 £119,149 £12,874 £0 £462 £0
    Total spending £36 £33,435 £76,644 £247 £3,541 £2,119
    Surplus/deficit £464 £85,714 -£63,770 -£247 -£3,079 -£2,119
    Established: 7 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Performing and visual arts
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
    Where it operates
    • North Ayrshire
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems

    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
    National Lottery Community Fund - Developing and Sustaining Ardrossan Music Experience
    £98,950 07/06/2018
    12
    This group will use the funding to continue to run a programme of music events in Ardrossan. This will include song writing and performance workshops, gigs featuring local performers, concerts for ....more

    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 24/05/2017, number: SC047449
    • Notes: This charity has been established to replace Ardrossan Music Experience SC042600. Ardrossan Music Experience SC042600 has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to Ardrossan Music Experience [SCIO] SC047449 which is a SCIO.
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , KA21 6GA

    Objectives

    4 The purposes for which the Ardrossan Music Experience [SCIO] is established are: 4.1 To advance education and access to art, music and cultural activities for public benefit amongst the general public of the Towns of Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenston. 4.2 To enable greater access to the performing arts by providing an open arts venue and facilities 4.3 To provide opportunities for Education and skills by providing art, music and cultural workshop programmes and any other activities deemed to be charitable by law. 4.4 To do all other things as will properly attain the above purposes without discrimination.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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