Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified

EDINBURGH LEISURE 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 26 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 £29,726,000 £33,492,000 £30,898,928 £28,632,000 £34,286,000
Donations & Legacies £1,408,000 £1,027,000 £1,006,072 £1,117,000 £1,086,000
Other Income
Investment Income £12,000 £11,000 £32,000 £1,000 £19,000
Total income £31,146,000 £34,530,000 £31,937,000 £29,750,000 £30,624,000 £35,391,000
Charitable activities spending £31,685,093 £33,294,320 £36,702,792 £25,168,781 £37,338,356
Fundraising costs 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0%
Other spending
Total spending £31,829,000 £33,416,000 £36,838,000 £25,297,000 £32,202,000 £37,464,000
Surplus/deficit -£683,000 £1,114,000 -£4,901,000 £4,453,000 -£1,578,000 -£2,073,000
What it does
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Purposes
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of public participation in sport
  • The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Spirit of 2012 - Active Lives Edinburgh
£70,000 25/09/2015
A project to support those aged 45 and over, living in areas of multiple deprivation to become more active in Edinburgh. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (14)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/14 persons

Age Range of Directors: 36-71
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 31/12/1997, number: SC027450
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/10/1997, number: SC179259
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Meadowbank Sports Centre , 139 London Road , Edinburgh, EH7 6AE

Objectives

To provide or assist in the provision of, facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare for the general public and in particular in connection with the local authority area of The City of Edinburgh as defined in the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Community') with the object of improving the conditions of life for the Community. and To provide, whilst providing or assisting in the provision of such facilities for the Community, special facilities for persons who by reason of their youth, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances may need special facilities. and To promote good health among the Community through health education directed to the part which healthy eating and standards of nutrition together with exercise play in the maintenance of good health'.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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