Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 8

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 13

NORTH EDINBURGH ARTS

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Established: 26 years

www.northedinburgharts.co.uk

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	£464,733	£580,026	£479,545	£822,464		£919,011
Donations & Legacies	£3,492	£7,977	£1,574	£6,327		£806
Other Income	£44	£5,670	£34,288	£25,634		£25,634
Investment Income
Total income	£554,379	£681,047	£613,021	£885,523	£696,573	£945,697
Charitable activities spending	£540,317	£628,638	£545,028	£759,746		£712,663
Fundraising costs
Other spending	£45,973	£69,993	£46,180	£40,736
Total spending	£586,290	£698,631	£591,208	£800,482	£684,983	£712,663
Surplus/deficit	-£31,911	-£17,584	£21,813	£85,041	£11,590	£233,034

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
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

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

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','Other charities or voluntary bodies

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£361,771
Scottish Government	£96,370
Garfield Weston Foundation	£40,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000	04/04/2022	North Edinburgh Arts
National Lottery Community Fund - A Stitch in Time
£9,940	14/02/2022	This project will work with approximately thirty people within the North West of Edinburgh conducting weekly four-hour textile sessions over the course of thirty weeks known as ‘A Stitch in Time.’
National Lottery Community Fund - The Pennywell Verges
£9,900	02/02/2022	This group will use the funding to run a variety of workshops talks and trips to encourage the community to garden for pollinators and discuss climate change biodiversity and food security. They will ....more This group will use the funding to run a variety of workshops talks and trips to encourage the community to garden for pollinators and discuss climate change biodiversity and food security. They will engage with 225 people through this project in the North West of Edinburgh.
National Lottery Community Fund - North Edinburgh Arts Green Connections
£136,000	17/01/2022	This group will use the funding to continue the development of their community shed and garden project providing a range of community activities community engagement and volunteering opportunities. ....more This group will use the funding to continue the development of their community shed and garden project providing a range of community activities community engagement and volunteering opportunities. This project will directly involve approximately 500 participants and 50 volunteers.
National Lottery Community Fund - A Stitch in Time
£9,999	12/10/2020 12	This group will use the funding to continue its existing textile project focussed on bringing together the community of Muirhouse exploring its social history and development and preserving memories ....more This group will use the funding to continue its existing textile project focussed on bringing together the community of Muirhouse exploring its social history and development and preserving memories of the areas as it undergoes change and regeneration.
Scottish Government - North Edinburgh Arts
£96,370	24/04/2020	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - North Edinburgh Creativity and Skills Hub
£186,000	11/12/2019 24	This group will use the funding to continue the development of their community shed and garden project which provides a range of volunteering and training opportunities for local people. The project ....more This group will use the funding to continue the development of their community shed and garden project which provides a range of volunteering and training opportunities for local people. The project is the first phase of a planned development of the Centre to provide a range of services and activities for the local community. This project will directly involve 450 people and more than 40 volunteers.
National Lottery Community Fund - A Stitch in Time
£9,932	21/08/2019 12	A Stitch in Time
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to North Edinburgh Arts
£8,400	08/08/2018	YOYP From Us: Muirhouse Young Voices Past and Present
Robertson Trust - The core running costs
£73,500	12/06/2018	The core running costs
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to North Edinburgh Arts
£9,700	27/03/2017	SSB North Edinburgh Portraits; Voices from the Past - Hopes for the Future
National Lottery Community Fund - North Edinburgh Arts
£149,350	27/08/2016 36	This funding will provide the opportunity for the organisation to develop its community garden. The group will host a range of practical workshops and sessions for people living in and around the ....more This funding will provide the opportunity for the organisation to develop its community garden. The group will host a range of practical workshops and sessions for people living in and around the Pilton and Muirhouse areas of North Edinburgh. These will centre on the environment, horticulture, creativity and play. The group wants the garden to become part of the wider regeneration work that is occurring in this area of the city, and has links with City of Edinburgh Council and housing developers.
Robertson Trust - Core Costs Support
£36,000	31/01/2015	Core Costs Support
National Lottery Community Fund - North Edinburgh Grows (Community Spaces)
£201,067	20/02/2013 25	This group will develop the large green space behind their centre into a growing and meeting place for the local community of Edinburgh's Forth Ward district. Funding will enable both soft and hard ....more This group will develop the large green space behind their centre into a growing and meeting place for the local community of Edinburgh's Forth Ward district. Funding will enable both soft and hard landscaping to be carried out to create a natural area which will include orchard trees, a community growing area, trees, shrubs and a seating area. The site will also incorporate integrated play features and areas which can be evolved to incorporate artworks/creative input.

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How is it governed?

Directors (12)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Directors: 34-70

DIJKSTRA-DOWNIE, Sanne Carlien, Cllr
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Fundraiser

FITZPATRICK, William
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Retired

GLEAN, Siobhan
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Volunteer

HICKEY, Pam
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Volunteer

HINDS, Lesley Adelaide
Appointed: 1999
Occupation: Councillor

KEEGAN, Mary
Appointed: 2010
Occupation: Community Worker

LANG, Jennifer
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Senior Corporate Affairs Manager

LINDSAY, Pauline Rosalind
Appointed: 2013
Occupation: Hr Consultant

MCPHERSON, Deirdre Rosemary
Appointed: 2015
Occupation: Marketing Consultant

MCPHILLIPS, Electra
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Theatre Manager

ONUONGA, Bethan Fabian
Appointed: 2015
Occupation: Accountant

WRAIGHT, Darren
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Project Director

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 27/03/1998, number: SC027700
Registered at Companies House on 27/03/1998, number: SC184477

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

15a Pennywell Court, Edinburgh, EH4 4TZ

Objectives

4 The company has been formed to benefit principally the community of North Edinburgh which comprises the areas of Muirhouse, Pilton, Granton and Drylaw (the “Community”) with the following objects: 4.1 The advancement of education through promotion of the arts, particularly among the residents of the Community. and 4.2 The provision of recreational facilities within the Community, in particular with a view to improving the conditions of life for the residents of the Community. 5 The company’s objects are restricted to those set out in article 4 (but subject to article 6). 6 The company may (subject to article 57) add to, remove or alter the statement of the company’s objects in article 4. on any occasion when it does so, it must give notice to the registrar of companies and the amendment will not be effective until that notice is registered on the register of companies.

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