Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    EDINBURGH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/08/17 31/08/18 31/08/19 01/09/20 01/09/21 01/09/22 01/09/23
    Total income £28,779 £26,262 £45,266 £24,818 £13,423 £33,972 £43,830
    Total spending £22,445 £28,777 £121,271 £33,679 £24,818 £37,356 £29,306
    Surplus/deficit £6,334 -£2,515 -£76,005 -£8,861 -£11,395 -£3,384 £14,524
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Professional associations
    Purposes
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
    Where it operates
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who supports 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 17/11/1972, number: SC017042
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 21 September 2012 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC017042 Edinburgh Photographic Society, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 17 November 1972.
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    68 Great King Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6QU

    Objectives

    The purpose of the Society is to promote the study, awareness, appreciation and practice of the art, science and applications of photography amongst members of the Society and the general public.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator

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