Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -5

COCKBURN ASSOCIATION

Analysis by Giving is Great

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	30/09/17	30/09/18	30/09/19	30/09/20	30/09/21	30/09/22	30/09/23
Total income	£66,571	£120,289	£107,850	£58,466	£125,961	£43,167	£62,506
Total spending	£98,055	£144,057	£114,743	£103,237	£104,474	£92,409	£96,975
Surplus/deficit	-£31,484	-£23,768	-£6,893	-£44,771	£21,487	-£49,242	-£34,469

Established: 68 years

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

Purposes

The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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 16/05/1956, number: SC011544

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Cockburn Association, Trunks Close, 55 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR

Objectives

a/ the maintenance & improvement of the amenity of the City of Edinburgh and it's neighbourhood b/ the protection & preservation of the City's landscape and historic & architectural heritage

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