Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    TORTOISE IN A NUTSHELL 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £66,350 £84,571 £129,280
    Total spending £50,167 £84,509 £126,643
    Surplus/deficit £16,183 £62 £2,637
    Established: 4 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
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People

    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
    The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
    £5,000 11/02/2021
    towards new IT equipment and software to improve operations and flexible working (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)

    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 11/03/2020, number: SC050028
    Filing Record
    2 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , EH6 4HY

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are: to promote the appreciation and participation in the arts of Scotland with particular focus on music, literature, poetry, sculpture and painting and all forms of performing arts. To advance education of the arts through the provision of workshops and other forms of informal learning.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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