EDINBURGH AND LOTHIANS REGIONAL EQUALITY COUNCIL LIMITED 

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Festival of Cultures
£10,000	05/06/2023	This group will use the funding to invite all BME and refugee communities in Edinburgh to come together for a one day event in August 2023 to showcase their food culture and lives. They are welcoming ....more This group will use the funding to invite all BME and refugee communities in Edinburgh to come together for a one day event in August 2023 to showcase their food culture and lives. They are welcoming refugees from Ukraine Afghanistan and Syria to Edinburgh so this will be an opportunity for the new communities to connect.
National Lottery Community Fund - BAME Energy Awareness Project
£10,000	10/11/2021	This group will use the funding to deliver energy awareness sessions to the BAME community in Edinburgh helping to address fuel poverty.
National Lottery Community Fund - Communities’ Reduce Reuse and Recycle
£75,000	04/10/2021	Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC) will work in partnership with Networking Key Services (NKS) to help local ethnic minority communities change their waste and consumption ....more Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC) will work in partnership with Networking Key Services (NKS) to help local ethnic minority communities change their waste and consumption habits. The group will run clothes repair/alteration/sewing classes events such as swap shops and fashion shows and upcycling workshops. They will also deliver leftover cooking workshops based on South Asian recipes with locally sourced food creating a recipe book at the end. They will provide free meals for up to 100 families every week using food diverted from landfill. Educational workshops will also be provided to teach people about composting and wormeries.
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Get Connected with ELREC
£5,000	17/05/2021	Detailed information not yet available.
Department for Work and Pensions - EDINBURGH & LOTHIANS REGIONAL EQUALITY COUNCIL
£73,652	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Open Arms; Champions of Health
£99,678	26/03/2021 24	This group will use the funding to continue supporting isolated women from BAME communities. Activities will include exercise classes arts and crafts workshops a women’s health forum and ....more This group will use the funding to continue supporting isolated women from BAME communities. Activities will include exercise classes arts and crafts workshops a women’s health forum and opportunities to practice talking and writing in English. Participants will meet new friends and will benefit from a supportive network improved wellbeing and increasing social interaction.
National Lottery Community Fund - Equally Informed
£10,000	10/09/2020 4	This group will use the funding to continue their 'Equally Informed' translation service developed to ensure people who did not speak English could access COVID-19 guidelines.
Scottish Government - Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council Limited
£13,955	15/06/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC)
£2,600	13/04/2020	To purchase laptops and associated software to enable the delivery of equalities projects and advice in Edinburgh.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Edinburgh Climate Festival
£10,000	25/03/2020 0	This group will use the funds for the annual 'Edinburgh Climate Festival', a multi-organisation community event to raise awareness about climate change.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC)
£4,932	21/01/2020 19	Reducing hate crime awareness
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC)
£100	05/08/2019 0	contribution towards workshop materials, lunch and travel expenses.
National Lottery Community Fund - Edinburgh Climate Festival
£10,000	08/02/2019 12	This group will use the funds for the annual 'Edinburgh Climate Festival', a multi-organisation community event to raise awareness about climate change. The event will take place in The Meadows in ....more This group will use the funds for the annual 'Edinburgh Climate Festival', a multi-organisation community event to raise awareness about climate change. The event will take place in The Meadows in Edinurgh attracting up to 3,000 people.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council
£74,300	12/04/2016	Routes to Roots: Adopting Scotland as a Homeland
Foundation Scotland - Edinburgh and Lothians Racial Equality Council
£2,000	02/02/2011	To contribute towards the cost of the Direct Approach Network delivering a seminar on female genital mutilation for women of all minority ethnic and faith groups to raise awareness and encourage ....more To contribute towards the cost of the Direct Approach Network delivering a seminar on female genital mutilation for women of all minority ethnic and faith groups to raise awareness and encourage those affected to seek support.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC)
£1,500	15/01/2010	To contribute towards funding an International Women's Day event.

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Directors (10)

Legal constitution

• Charity registered in Scotland on 23/04/1973, number: SC007896
• Registered at Companies House on 27/02/1998, number: SC183419

Filing Record

Main office

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Objectives

The purposes for which ELREC is established (in this Memorandum referred to as 'the Objects') shall be wholly charitable. In particular the Objects shall be: 3.1 to work towards the elimination of discrimination in all its forms. and 3.2 to reduce inequality and promote a culture of human rights 3.3 to promote good relations between persons of different groups without distinction on grounds of colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, age and creed. and 3.4 to promote and organize cooperation in the achievement of the aforesaid purposes and to that end to bring together in ELREC representatives of the statutory authorities and voluntary organisations engaged in the furtherance of the aforesaid purposes within the Local Authority Council areas of the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian (in this Memorandum referred to as the 'Area of Benefit').