Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Overall weighted support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

    EDINBURGH COMMUNITY HEALTH FORUM SCIO

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile recently
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23 31/03/24
    Total income £38,235 £61,176 £81,417 £100,000 £49,180 £105,552 £77,697
    Total spending £42,093 £53,517 £65,828 £100,000 £57,229 £107,322 £79,159
    Surplus/deficit -£3,858 £7,659 £15,589 £0 -£8,049 -£1,770 -£1,462
    Established: 28 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • General Community services
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    Where it operates
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Scottish Government - Edinburgh Community Health Forum
    £56,693 16/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.

    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 13/05/1996, number: SC023808
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 16 April 2014 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC023808 - Lothian Health Projects Forum, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 13 May 1996. Previous charity name - Lothian Community Health Initiatives Forum from 13/05/1996 until 12/12/2018
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    80 Stenhouse Crescent, Edinburgh , Edinburgh, EH11 4HU

    Objectives

    4.1 The purposes for which the Forum is established shall be wholly and exclusively charitable. 4.2 In particular the purposes of the Forum shall be to advance education, to advance community development and to preserve and protect the good health of people living in the Area of Operation (the 'beneficiaries') by bringing together in association community based health initiatives

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving

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