Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -4

EDINBURGH FORGET-ME-NOT GARDEN

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/07/18	31/07/19	31/07/20	31/07/21	31/07/22	31/07/23	31/07/24
Total income	£75	£50	£10,450	£44,095	£14,182	£8,571	£422
Total spending	£1,995	£427	£4,077	£4,402	£53,423	£11,726	£4,230
Surplus/deficit	-£1,920	-£377	£6,373	£39,693	-£39,241	-£3,155	-£3,808

Established: 9 years

https://edinburghforgetmenotgarden.org/

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

Purposes

The advancement of health
The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended

Where it operates

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

Who it helps

Older People
People with disabilities or health problems

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	26/03/2021	Edinburgh Forget Me Not Garden Trust

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 30/06/2015, number: SC045756

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

26 Braehead Crescent, Edinburgh, EH4 6BP

Objectives

4.1 The provision and organisation of recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for those individuals, and their families, who are affected by memory impairment. 4.2 The advancement of health and wellbeing of those individuals with memory impairment through the provision of gardening activities and information and guidance support.

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