Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

HEALTH ALL ROUND 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 35 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £14,399 £284,392 £17,946 £324,589 £446,803
Donations & Legacies £243,274 £2,408 £1,315 £770
Other Income £291,633 £2,678
Investment Income
Total income £257,673 £304,258 £310,894 £325,359 £470,402 £466,246
Charitable activities spending £242,197 £287,465 £299,964 £333,668 £470,659
Fundraising costs
Other spending £500 £22,578
Total spending £242,197 £287,965 £299,964 £333,668 £404,677 £493,237
Surplus/deficit £15,476 £16,293 £10,930 -£8,309 £65,725 -£26,991
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
Where it operates
  • City of Edinburgh
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Robertson Trust - The Befriending and Intergenerational Project
£45,000 31/08/2016
The Befriending and Intergenerational Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Directors: 29-66
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 30/01/1989, number: SC006065
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/08/2011, number: SC406209
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

24 Westfield Avenue, Edinburgh, EH11 2QH

Objectives

Using a Community Development approach the company aims to improve the health and wellbeing of local people and contribute to the reduction of health inequalities within the city of Edinburgh

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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