Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 11
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

EDINBURGH WOMEN'S AID LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female
Established: 22 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 £1,365,483 £1,345,294 £1,439,533 £1,596,322 £1,714,558
Donations & Legacies £93,890 £29,774 £49,446 £333,861 £122,493
Other Income £1,106 £1,072
Investment Income £754 £1,688 £2,321 £3,174
Total income £1,461,233 £1,376,756 £1,491,300 £1,931,255 £1,792,681 £1,840,225
Charitable activities spending £1,348,434 £1,417,692 £1,456,486 £1,498,440 £1,952,160
Fundraising costs 0% 0% 2% 1% 2% 3%
Other spending
Total spending £1,351,201 £1,422,000 £1,480,231 £1,526,680 £1,776,520 £2,004,593
Surplus/deficit £110,032 -£45,244 £11,069 £404,575 £16,161 -£164,368
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The saving of lives','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the promotion of equality and diversity','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Other defined groups

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£82,488
Foundation Scotland£78,998
BBC Children in Need£75,539
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust£41,500
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Robertson Trust£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Building integrated Mental Health Supports at Edinburgh Women’s Aid
£82,488 19/06/2023
This group will use funding to build an integrated mental health programme for women and children who have experienced domestic abuse. As well as supporting hands on mental health delivery this ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 14/10/2022
Edinburgh Women's Aid Core Support
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Children Experiencing Domestic Abuse Recovery (CEDAR) at Edinburgh Women's Aid
£41,500 24/11/2021
CEDAR, an internationally recognised, evidence-based programme that supports children and young people as well as their mothers who have experienced domestic abuse, is a key service of Edinburgh ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Edinburgh Women's Aid
£75,539 09/09/2020
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COVID19 - Individual support for children and young people affected by domestic abuse, and further isolated by Covid-19. They will have improved mental wellbeing, be able to manage their emotions and ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Edinburgh Women's Aid
£19,000 28/05/2020
Cover costs of a new full time staff member for a 6 months period - From the Nairn Family Trust
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Edinburgh Women's Aid
£5,000 30/04/2020
This grant would allow Edinburgh Women?s Aid (EWA) to provide emergency support for their clients to mitigate additional pressures, financial and emotional, of coronavirus including: groceries and ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Edinburgh Women's Aid
£10,000 28/04/2020
This money is for Edinburgh Women's Aid to cover the cost of 20 chrome books and pre-paid dongles with a small amount left over as a general donation. From the Nairn family Trust.
Foundation Scotland - Children and Young People's Court Advocacy Support
£44,998 19/03/2020
to contribute towards the salary costs of the Children and Young People's Advocacy Worker.
Women's Fund for Scotland - Works4Women
£10,000 16/12/2019
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to contribute towards delivering a programme of employability support.
Robertson Trust - the CEDAR Edinburgh Programme
£25,000 26/06/2019
the CEDAR Edinburgh Programme
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Children's Domestic Abuse Recovery Programme (CEDAR Programme)
£13,967 28/11/2018
An innovative three-year multi-agency recovery programme in Edinburgh for children who have been effected by domestic abuse. The programme provides structured group work for children to support their ....more
Robertson Trust - the CEDAR Edinburgh Programme
£46,500 29/02/2016
the CEDAR Edinburgh Programme
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - CEDAR Edinburgh
£36,000 25/11/2015
This project is to deliver CEDAR in Edinburgh over a three year period. CEDAR is an established, successful therapeutic 12-week group work programme for children and their mothers in recovery from ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Edinburgh Women's Aid
£98,490 07/10/2015
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Towards the provision of a specialist service for children whose parents are accused or are witnesses in the Edinburgh or Mid and East Lothian Domestic Abuse Court.
National Lottery Community Fund - Edinburgh Domestic Abuse Court Support (EDDACS)
£344,296 01/02/2012
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The project will provide an independent support and information service to victims in a domestic abuse incident where the perpetrator has been taken into custody. This project will replicate the ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (10)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 34-59
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 23/10/2002, number: SC028301
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/10/2002, number: SC237521
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

4 Cheyne Street, Edinburgh, EH4 1JB

Objectives

The Company's objects are:- the advancement of education. the advancement of health (including the prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering). the saving of lives. the advancement of citizenship or community development. the promotion of equality and diversity. the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage (including relief given by the provision of accommodation or care). such other charitable object as is charitable, not falling under the preceding sub-clauses and that may reasonably be regarded as similar to any of the preceding objects.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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