Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

EDINBURGH ACADEMY FOUNDATION 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/07/18 31/07/19 31/07/20 31/07/21 31/07/22 31/07/23
Total income £181,596 £164,435 £732,673 £187,661 £103,557 £179,714
Total spending £210,962 £219,711 £65,938 £70,275 £1,080,825 £52,496
Surplus/deficit -£29,366 -£55,276 £666,735 £117,386 -£977,268 £127,218
Established: 27 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
GiG Classification
  • Other education services
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
Where it operates
  • City of Edinburgh
Who it helps
  • Children or young people

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 45-74
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 29/12/1997, number: SC027543
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/12/1997, number: SC181779
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

, EH3 5BL

Objectives

The object of the Company is the promotion and advancement of education of pupils of The Edinburgh Academy of 42 Henderson Row, Edinburgh and of any other educational establishment with whom The Edinburgh Academy may merge or amalgamate

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