Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    CORSTORPHINE TRUST

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22 31/12/23
    Total income £40,550 £52,553 £76,276 £42,174 £64,890 £65,387 £61,466
    Total spending £56,570 £86,537 £121,619 £60,405 £53,932 £66,422 £64,850
    Surplus/deficit -£16,020 -£33,984 -£45,343 -£18,231 £10,958 -£1,035 -£3,384
    Established: 48 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Museums, parks, historical sites
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
    Where it operates
    • City of Edinburgh
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 23/03/1977, number: SC000913
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    1A Orchardfield Avenue, Corstorphine, Edinburgh, EH12 7SX

    Objectives

    THE TRUST which incorporated the Corstorphine District Association, and is the Superior by gift of the historic estate of Corstorphine, was formed in 1970 as a CHARITABLE ORGANISATION with the following OBJECTIVES within Corstorphine and its environs: a) Public interest in and care for the BEAUTY, HISTORY and CHARACTER of the district. b) The preservation, development and improvement of features of AMENITY and HISTORIC interest. c) The welfare, cultural and educational ADVANCEMENT of the residents. d) The collection, preservation and display of objects of HISTORIC and LOCAL interest. e) High standards of ARCHITECTURE and TOWN PLANNING by monitoring all Building and planning schemes which affect the district and community. f) The promotion of schemes of a CHARITABLE nature. g) Liaison with the Community Council and other amenity groups on matters of common interest. h) To provide facilities and, where appropriate, funding for same.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator

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