Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

EDINBURGH YOUNG CARERS 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 27 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
Donations & Legacies £516,397 £530,702 £488,787 £543,212 £751,739
Other Income
Investment Income £1,012 £610 £392 £187
Total income £517,409 £530,702 £489,397 £543,604 £733,036 £751,926
Charitable activities spending £514,843 £514,184 £509,299 £485,490 £833,871
Fundraising costs 6% 6% 7% 7% 7% 5%
Other spending
Total spending £547,551 £547,649 £541,919 £523,383 £698,525 £869,522
Surplus/deficit -£30,142 -£16,947 -£52,522 £20,221 £34,511 -£117,596
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Scottish Government£46,923
Foundation Scotland£9,600
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations£4,631
BBC Children in Need£2,200
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Health and wellbeing support for young carers affected by parental drug and alcohol misuse.
£9,600 25/08/2020
to contribute towards delivering an 8 week health and wellbeing support groups for young carers (8-15yrs old) affected by parental drug and alcohol misuse.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Edinburgh Young Carers
£2,200 17/06/2020
COVID19 - This grant will pay for staffing and resources for a series of 'Happy Heid' sessions to help young carers dealing with increased pressures and further isolated by Covid-19 to improve their ....more
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Edinburgh Young Carers
£4,631 29/04/2020
Detailed information not yet available.
Scottish Government - Edinburgh Young Carers
£46,923 23/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£8,332 22/02/2019
Overall we expect that the project will help improve the self-esteem and sense of wellbeing of the young women participating. We expect that this will be achieved through raising young womens ....more
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Edinburgh Young Carers
£3,728 18/12/2018
• Redeveloping our website in conjunction with young carers- this will involve creating a design specification with young carers; producing design options, website set up and migration to a live ....more
Women's Fund for Scotland - VIP Girls Group for Young Carers
£8,332 10/12/2018
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to contribute towards running the VIP Girls Group for Young Carers.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Edinburgh Young Carers Project
£2,582 19/11/2018
We want to provide swimming lessons for young carers who have not had the opportunity to learn.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Edinburgh Young Carers' Project
£3,251 29/11/2017
We need outdoor clothing so young carers can play outside, and create a book club for young carers caring for parents with addiction issues.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Edinburgh Young Carers
£27,504 13/11/2017
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Weekly play sessions and residential for 40 young carers in Edinburgh. Activities include messy play, dressing up, outside play and having a meal together. They will have fun, be less isolated, ....more
Corra Foundation - PDI-17/153
£27,572 30/03/2017
to continue to support the salary and running costs of the Edinburgh Young Carers project
Robertson Trust - the Young Carers Worker
£28,000 31/08/2016
the Young Carers Worker
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 30-65
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 12/03/1997, number: SC026270
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/11/2000, number: SC212971
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5QY

Objectives

The objects for which the Company is established are to relieve the poverty and distress, increase the health and welfare, and advance the education of young people with caring responsibilities in Edinburgh and elsewhere. In furtherance of the objects and purposes hereinbefore specified, but not further or otherwise, the Company shall have the following powers: (1) to identify young people with caring responsibilities (2) to support young carers by providing breaks from caring, including activities, support groups, person-centred support and advocacy (3) to assist in the development of young carers confidence, skills, independence and educational opportunities (4) to address issues of financial, educational, social, emotional, health and potential employment disadvantages for young people arising from their caring situation (5) to involve young carers in the shaping of support services and the direction of the project (6) to provide services and to support young carers in accessing the services they require 7) to work with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies to raise awareness and develop appropriate services to meet the needs of young carers.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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