Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 5

SCOTTISH GARDEN CITY HOUSING SOCIETY LTD

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
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Financial issues to consider:

There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Data adjusted to reflect year end change

Period ending	31/12/16	31/01/19	31/01/20	31/01/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities			£1,920,452	£1,996,035		£2,254,636
Donations & Legacies			£161,216	£40		£2,041
Other Income						£628,703
Investment Income			£1,740	£958		£80,591
Total income	£2,150	£2,193	£2,083,408	£1,997,033	£15,678,506	£2,965,971
Charitable activities spending			£1,869,391	£1,958,192		£2,628,122
Fundraising costs						1%
Other spending
Total spending	£2,251	£2,358	£1,869,391	£1,958,192	£3,148,900	£2,642,636
Surplus/deficit	-£101	-£165	£214,017	£38,841	£12,529,606	£323,335

Established: 107 years

www.vhscot.org.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

Purposes

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

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Midlothian

Who it helps

People with disabilities or health problems

Who's supporting 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 24/03/1917, number: SC008959

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

1 Waterfront Avenue, Edinburgh, EH5 1SG

Objectives

VHS will promote, advance and further the following charitable purposes:- The prevention or relief of :- (a) such persons who have previously served in the UK Armed Forces and who while serving or after completion of service have been or become disabled (veterans). and (b) dependents of veterans as the charity trustees may determine from time to time, in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by:- (i) the provision, construction, improvement and management of affordable rented homes. (ii) the provision of wellbeing support. and (iii) such other means as the charity trustees may from time to time determine 4.2 For the purpose of clause 4.1, 'dependents' means any person:- (i) to whom a veteran is married. (ii) who is the civil partner of the veteran. or (iii) with whom the veteran is living as husband and wife or, where the veteran and other person are of the same sex, in an equivalent relationship.