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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (SCOTLAND) 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
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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
Total income £69,597 £102,557 £82,587 £89,948 £128,415 £71,302
Total spending £66,695 £88,089 £77,282 £79,135 £119,407 £75,124
Surplus/deficit £2,902 £14,468 £5,305 £10,813 £9,008 -£3,822
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Established: 25 years

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Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Perth And Kinross
Who it helps
  • Other defined groups
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (15)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 26-68
  • JACKSON, Karen
    Appointed: 2022
    Occupation: Director Strategy, Partnership And Engagement
  • JAMIESON, Elaine
    Appointed: 2024
    Occupation: Head Of Food And Drink And Life Sciences
  • JOHNSON, Martin
    Appointed: 2022
    Occupation: Director Of Strategy And Regional Economy
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 02/09/1999, number: SC029358
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/09/1999, number: SC199452
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, PH3 1BE

Objectives

4. The company's objects are: 4.1 to advance community development, through urban and rural regeneration. and 4.2 to advance education in relation to urban and ruralregeneration and inthe field of economic development generally.

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