Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 16

GARVALD EDINBURGH

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
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 dynamic in terms of composition

Established: 32 years
(47 years as a company)

www.garvaldedinburgh.org.uk

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	£3,969,366	£3,043,854	£3,418,796	£2,897,870		£3,432,652
Donations & Legacies	£34,957	£27,973	£26,150	£16,099		£9,934
Other Income			£3,438
Investment Income	£159	£1,012	£2,755	£333		£3,896
Total income	£4,031,512	£3,083,972	£3,460,776	£2,921,070	£3,142,717	£3,446,482
Charitable activities spending	£4,042,259	£3,022,827	£3,136,719	£2,839,884		£3,616,191
Fundraising costs	1%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Other spending
Total spending	£4,076,716	£3,041,859	£3,151,604	£2,853,750	£3,047,690	£3,628,166
Surplus/deficit	-£45,204	£42,113	£309,172	£67,320	£95,027	-£181,684

Download accounts

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

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

Where it operates

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

Who it helps

People with disabilities or health problems

Who's supporting 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Creative opportunities and support for 220 adults with learning disabilities.
£45,000	24/11/2022	Garvald Edinburgh offers creative activities and skills training for adults with learning and physical disabilities. 221 Members with mobility issues and sensory/neurological impairments attend five ....more Garvald Edinburgh offers creative activities and skills training for adults with learning and physical disabilities. 221 Members with mobility issues and sensory/neurological impairments attend five workshop sites across Edinburgh/Midlothian; care and support are provided in a friendly environment where people feel valued, included and experience a sense of community.
Scottish Government - Garvald Edinburgh
£21,191	22/06/2020	Detailed description not provided.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Garvald Edinburgh
£40,000	27/05/2020	Contribution to the Core Costs of Garvald Edinburgh.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Garvald Edinburgh
£46,000	05/12/2018	Refurbishment of confectionery workshop for adults with learning and physical disabilities
National Lottery Community Fund - The Great Garvald Edinburgh Bake Off!
£9,660	09/11/2018 12	This organisation supports adults in Edinburgh and Midlothian with learning disabilities giving them the opportunity to learn new skills, build confidence, and fulfil their potential. This award will ....more This organisation supports adults in Edinburgh and Midlothian with learning disabilities giving them the opportunity to learn new skills, build confidence, and fulfil their potential. This award will contribute towards a larger redesign of the group's premises to make their services more accessible to a wider range of people, particularly wheelchair users and people with mobility issues.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Garvald Edinburgh
£25,000	16/10/2018	refurbishment of premises for a charity which works with people with disabilities in Edinburgh
Robertson Trust - Lift Off! The Gorgie Workshops Refurbishment Project
£100,000	13/03/2018	Lift Off! The Gorgie Workshops Refurbishment Project
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Garvald Edinburgh Refurbishment Project
£35,000	29/11/2017	Gorgie Workshops are being refurbished to ensure that adults with learning disabilities have access to an environment where they can grow in confidence, skills and self-esteem. Upgrading the ....more Gorgie Workshops are being refurbished to ensure that adults with learning disabilities have access to an environment where they can grow in confidence, skills and self-esteem. Upgrading the buildings accessibility facilities will benefit current, and new members, who have mobility and more complex needs.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Garvald Edinburgh Bakery
£25,798	25/05/2016	The Bakery Workshop supports 20 adults with learning disabilities bake over 800 loafs of bread per week. So in addition to building confidence and learning new skills they develop into a productive ....more The Bakery Workshop supports 20 adults with learning disabilities bake over 800 loafs of bread per week. So in addition to building confidence and learning new skills they develop into a productive member of the local community. They become defined by what they can do and not what they can’t.

Show more rows

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 37-80

GOODFELLOW, Bryan David
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Civil Servant

HACKLAND, Alastair Forbes
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Managing Director

MILLEN, Catherine Dianne, Dr
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Head Of Family Law

NAUMANN, Laurie Martin
Appointed: 1996
Occupation: Director

RITCHIE, Tiffany
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Chartered Accountant

STEWART, Bob
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Retired

SWIFT, Alan
Appointed: 2011
Occupation: Hr Director

WALLEY, Robert Mclean
Appointed: 1997
Occupation: Clinical Psychologist

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 01/01/1992, number: SC014228
Registered at Companies House on 15/10/1976, number: SC060926

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Garvald Edinburgh, Head Office, Gorgie Workshops, 454/1 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, EH11 2RN

Objectives

“The objective for which the Company is established is the relief of those in need by reason of ill health, disability, by the provision of day services for adults with learning disabilities. In furtherance of this objective the Company undertakes the following activities: i. manages craft workshops and studios providing diverse and creative as well as training opportunities. ii. manages a shop offering work experience and a sales point for goods produced in the workshops as well as other products. iii. organises exhibitions of work undertaken. iv. owns property to accommodate adults with learning disabilities. and v. provides a range of therapy, educational and training opportunities”

Data Sources