Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

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

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 22

EDINBURGH VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS COUNCIL

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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	£1,778,799	£2,176,409	£1,438,594	£2,772,154		£3,799,579
Donations & Legacies	£127,268	£120,877	£117,554	£116,739		£119,304
Other Income	£22,000
Investment Income	£5,743	£6,497	£8,119	£6,953		£13,162
Total income	£2,011,853	£2,383,082	£1,667,073	£3,024,265	£3,548,803	£4,079,797
Charitable activities spending	£1,810,490	£2,432,532	£1,693,379	£2,871,796		£4,064,398
Fundraising costs	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Other spending	£12					£19,177
Total spending	£1,813,101	£2,436,376	£1,697,306	£2,875,757	£3,516,263	£4,087,571
Surplus/deficit	£198,752	-£53,294	-£30,233	£148,508	£32,540	-£7,774

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Established: 130 years

www.evoc.org.uk

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Community services

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of education
The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Scottish Government	£124,159
National Lottery Community Fund	£55,000
William Grant Foundation	£15,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
William Grant Foundation - Developing a Regenerative Futures Fund for Edinburgh
£15,000	15/03/2022	Towards the cost of employing a development worker for one year to engage stakeholders and potential funders to scope the potential for a long-term funding mechanism for community organisations ....more Towards the cost of employing a development worker for one year to engage stakeholders and potential funders to scope the potential for a long-term funding mechanism for community organisations tackling poverty and climate change in Edinburgh. Keywords: place-based, voluntary sector funding, philanthropy, community-led
National Lottery Community Fund - Developing a Regenerative Futures Fund for Edinburgh
£55,000	14/02/2022	The organisation will explore the feasibility of developing a long-term unrestricted funding stream to support community organisations over a ten-year period in Edinburgh. They will work with local ....more The organisation will explore the feasibility of developing a long-term unrestricted funding stream to support community organisations over a ten-year period in Edinburgh. They will work with local people and community groups to design a participatory process whilst also exploring the viability of a ten-year fund with funders philanthropists corporate companies and the local authority.
Scottish Government - EVOC
£124,159	02/06/2020	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations' Council
£68,900	26/03/2018	Never afraid to challenge – 150 years of EVOC
National Lottery Community Fund - The Recovery Essentials Project
£535,133	11/09/2013 24	The Recovery Essentials Project will support individuals and families affected by substance misuse to overcome their financial problems. Financial inclusion workers will be recruited to work within a ....more The Recovery Essentials Project will support individuals and families affected by substance misuse to overcome their financial problems. Financial inclusion workers will be recruited to work within a partnership of eight specialist drug and alcohol services. They will provide one to one advice, support and group work to build skills and change behaviours. They will also train 20 volunteer peer supporters to provide initial advice and advocacy thereby leaving a legacy of knowledge and skills._x000B__x000B_
National Lottery Community Fund - Collaborative Design of Services to Substance Users
£10,000	22/05/2013 12	The council will aim to improve services for people affected by substance use by developing a productive public-social partnership with the NHS and City of Edinburgh Council. The grant will be used ....more The council will aim to improve services for people affected by substance use by developing a productive public-social partnership with the NHS and City of Edinburgh Council. The grant will be used to engage consultant support in researching different approaches to public social partnership in the UK and exploring options for the collaborative delivery of substance use services in Edinburgh.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (11)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Directors: 36-64

CONNOR, Benjamin Mark
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Senior Climate Resilience Manager

DEWAR, Gary
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Social Worker

GREEN, Rachel Elizabeth
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Charity Director

HIGHTON, Melissa Claire
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: It Director

HINTON, John Murray Raynor
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Executive Director

HUNTER, Rhona
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Social Worker

LAWLOR, Diarmaid Kevin
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Associate Director

LIDDALL, Glenn Francis
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Chief Executive

MAJUMDER, Ranajit
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Support Manager

MILLAR, Susan Karen
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Charity Chief Executive

WHITE, Jacqueline Teresa
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Accountant

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 08/03/1894, number: SC009944
Registered at Companies House on 18/03/1997, number: SC173582

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

, EH11 2LA

Objectives

To promote within the City of Edinburgh and elsewhere all or any activities for the benefit of the community which now or hereafter mayor be deemed by law to be charitable and in particular (but without prejudice to the foregoing generality) to promote, further encourage and assist the work of Third Sector organisations and statutory authorities engaged in the advancement of education, the furtherance and protection of health, the relief of poverty, distress or sickness or other charitable purposes, and to promote and organise co-operation in the achievement of the above objects or any of them and for that purpose to bring together representatives of such Third Sector organisations and statutory authorities and specifically: 5.1 the advancement of education. 5.2 the advancement of health. 5.3 the prevention or relief of poverty. 5.4 the advancement of citizenship, and community development. 5.5 “Any other charitable purpose that may be regarded as similar to any of the preceding purposes”

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