Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 3

EDINBURGH MERCHANT COMPANY EDUCATION BOARD

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/07/17	31/07/18	31/07/19	31/07/20	31/07/21	31/07/22
Charitable activities		£61,680,358	£64,120,849	£61,841,943		£66,863,255
Donations & Legacies		£2,159,672	£1,233,587	£3,357,768
Other Income		£42,372	£107,278	£40,898		£33,512
Investment Income		£300,423	£416,263	£369,812		£362,307
Total income	£61,773,269	£65,104,083	£66,774,571	£66,171,966	£65,808,209	£69,711,680
Charitable activities spending		£62,574,615	£64,784,885	£64,655,244		£69,114,534
Fundraising costs	0%	0%	1%	0%	1%	0%
Other spending
Total spending	£59,517,632	£62,815,682	£65,227,744	£64,926,662	£65,747,948	£69,448,688
Surplus/deficit	£2,255,637	£2,288,401	£1,546,827	£1,245,304	£60,261	£262,992

Established: 96 years

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Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

School support organisations

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

Children or young people

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 17/02/1928, number: SC009747

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR21: 178 days late,

Main office

The Merchant Hall, 22 Hanover Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2EP

Objectives

The Education Board?s Charitable Purposes are: (a) the advancement of education, particularly the education and advancement of children and young people. (b) the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture and science. (c) the advancement of public participation in sport. (d) 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. and (e) the advancement of citizenship or community development.