Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -2

ADDISON SMITH/ EWART CHARITABLE TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/10/17	31/10/18	31/10/19	31/10/20	31/10/21	31/10/22	31/10/23
Total income	£21,733	£19,367	£19,965	£19,425	£16,885	£16,994	£18,526
Total spending	£28,744	£26,545	£27,514	£27,752	£26,332	£25,653	£27,563
Surplus/deficit	-£7,011	-£7,178	-£7,549	-£8,327	-£9,447	-£8,659	-£9,037

Established: 53 years

Listed activities

It does none of these

GiG Classification

Provides financial or material assistance

Purposes

The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

Other charities or voluntary bodies

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 12/10/1971, number: SC006493

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

c/o Turcan Connell Solicitors, Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9EE

Objectives

The relief of those in need by reason of ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Data Sources

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