Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Accounts overdue -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -5

GRANTON INFORMATION CENTRE

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

Latest accounts are overdue for filing
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	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/21	31/03/22
Charitable activities
Donations & Legacies	£385,237	£407,429
Other Income
Investment Income
Total income	£385,237	£407,429	£427,354	£391,463
Charitable activities spending	£383,742	£452,724
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending	£383,742	£452,724	£443,929	£413,388
Surplus/deficit	£1,495	-£45,295	-£16,575	-£21,925

Established: 40 years

www.gic.org.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty

Where it operates

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

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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 16/12/1983, number: SC016522

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR21: 331 days late,

Main office

134-138 West Granton Road, Edinburgh, EH5 1PE

Objectives

The company is established for charitable purposes only, to benefit the community of Greater Pilton, and in particular the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty so that the conditions of life of the inhabitants may be improved. In furtherance thereof but not otherwise the Company shall seek to. a) Provide advice/information on welfare rights related issues such as welfare benefits and tax credits, debt, housing, education and health. b) Provide representation at appeal tribunals and the Sheriff Court on behalf of clients were appropriate. c) Provide training for local people, groups and organisations. d) Raise awareness of welfare rights entitlements among various demographic groups (i.e. older people, carers, disabled people, families) within Greater Pilton. e) To carry on any other activities which further any of these objects. f) To promote companies whose activities may further one or more of the above objects, or may generate income to support the activities of the company, acquire and hold shares in such companies and carry out, in relation to any such company which is a subsidiary of the company, all such functions as may be associated with a holding company.