Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

EDGE FOUNDATION 

Dedicated to raising the status of technical, practical and vocational learning. Edge believes that 'learning by doing' should be valued equally with academic learning and that all learners should experience a mix of both.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Established: 41 years

edge.co.uk

centre@edge.co.uk

02079601540

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£611£1,955£-1,344£0£21,563£21,563132.4150
31/12/21£655£2,045£-1,390£0£25,458£25,458149.4160
31/12/20£1,075£2,175£-1,100£0£26,390£26,390145.6140
31/12/19£824£3,344£-2,520£0£26,710£26,71095.8150
31/12/18£702£4,088£-3,386£0£28,512£28,50683.7120
31/12/17£1,864£2,562£-698£0£31,968£31,968149.780
31/12/16£660£1,523£-863£0£32,666£32,666257.480
31/12/15£715£2,852£-2,137£85£30,906£30,906130100
31/12/14£756£3,177£-2,421£87£33,043£33,043124.880
31/12/13£767£2,354£-1,587£86£33,963£33,963173.180
31/12/12£854£1,729£-875£80£31,772£31,772220.590
31/12/11£969£1,909£-940£107£31,019£31,01919590
31/12/10£931£9,068£-8,137£0£33,745£33,74544.7100
31/12/09£1,037£7,414£-6,377£127£38,889£38,88962.9130
31/12/08£1,776£12,773£-10,997£88£38,419£38,41936.1120
31/12/07£1,777£14,436£-12,659£71£64,837£64,83753.9110
31/12/06£1,780£8,953£-7,173£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£1,808£3,993£-2,185£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£808£1,214£-406£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 48%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 132.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 56 months
Quick Ratio: 12.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 15 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 30-66
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/05/1983, number: 286621
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/12/1982, number: 01686164
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Edge Foundation
44 Whitfield Street
LONDON
W1T 2RH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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