Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

GRANTON YOUTH LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Established: 23 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 £294,099 £258,775
Donations & Legacies £52
Other Income
Investment Income
Total income £294,099 £209,545 £258,827 £215,730 £341,934 £339,044
Charitable activities spending £278,640 £222,536 £286,881
Fundraising costs 5% 3%
Other spending £1,584 £8,928
Total spending £280,224 £234,370 £236,539 £179,692 £237,922 £306,934
Surplus/deficit £13,875 -£24,825 £22,288 £36,038 £104,012 £32,110
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • Midlothian
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children or young people

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£144,597
Henry Smith Charity£105,000
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£58,696
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust£32,895
BBC Children in Need£31,143
Scottish Government£22,802
Corra Foundation£21,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Granton Youth Ltd
£58,696 27/04/2023
7% of core funding costs over 3-years for a youth charity providing family support services to parents in a disadvantaged area of North Edinburgh.
National Lottery Community Fund - GY Families together
£127,939 08/09/2022
This group will use the funding to work with 60 young parents and parents of teenagers within the North West of Edinburgh. This project will also provide fifteen volunteer opportunities through the ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£15,000 22/04/2022
Granton Youth Ltd - Core Funding
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Granton Youth Ltd
£28,143 31/01/2022
‘Mixtape’ music programme for young people living in an area with multiple challenges. They will learn new skills in music and performance, which will increase their confidence, social and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Granton Youth: Musical Instruments and Equipment
£8,542 09/12/2021
This group will use the funding to work to deliver music and media workshops for approximately 35 young people living in the North of Edinburgh.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Granton Youth Centre
£105,000 18/03/2021
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing support to disadvantaged young people in North Edinburgh.
Scottish Government - Granton Youth Ltd
£22,802 13/01/2021
Detailed description not provided.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Granton Youth - Counselling Service
£32,895 23/11/2020
Support the delivery of 30 x 1 hour counselling sessions, each week, throughout the year for young people aged 10+ living in North Edinburgh, reaching an estimated 70 clients per year, to reduce ....more
Corra Foundation - HDG-20/4318
£16,000 06/08/2020
towards the project to support families with teenage children.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Granton Youth Ltd
£3,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will pay for additional staff hours and resources to deliver a summer programme to young people who are isolated due to Covid-19. This will help them transition back to school, ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,000 02/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Granton Youth
£8,116 25/03/2020
11
This group will use the funding to deliver a 48 week programme for young people which will take them through the whole process of producing a music video from song selection to finished product.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Granton Youth Ltd
£5,000 21/01/2020
to contribute towards the salary costs of a youth worker/mentor, activities and transport.
Corra Foundation - HDG-19/377
£5,000 01/06/2019
Towards the sessional workers for the youth clubs
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£30,000 18/10/2018
Granton Youth Centre - Core Funding
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Granton Youth Centre
£116,948 17/10/2017
36
This project will provide drop-in sessions and activities for young people from an area with multiple social and economic challenges. They will be more confident, learn new skills, participate more ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Granton Youth Centre
£90,000 07/09/2017
36
towards three years' running costs of a youth centre that provides informal education and activities to support involvement in positive activities and learning opportunities for young people in a ....more
Corra Foundation - HDA-17/247
£5,000 03/08/2017
towards the streetwork programme
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - GYC Youth Counselling Service
£18,000 31/05/2017
A youth counselling service for young people aged 11-18 years living in a recognised area of socio-economic deprivation, looking to address the cycle of violence, neglect and abuse suffered.
National Lottery Community Fund - GoLone Parents Programme (GLPP)
£142,500 18/11/2016
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This group will deliver peer mentoring, support and volunteering activities for young lone parents living in North Edinburgh. The group will work with parents aged 15 to 26, where a community-based ....more
Robertson Trust - The North Edinburgh Streetwork UBI Programme
£48,000 30/06/2016
The North Edinburgh Streetwork UBI Programme
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - GYC Youth Counselling Service
£12,000 27/05/2015
A community based counselling service for young people aged 12 to 18 years living in an area of recognised deprivation and experiencing social, economic and health inequalities; supporting their ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Directors: 31-65
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 24/04/2001, number: SC031622
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/04/2008, number: SC340606
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Royston & Wardieburn Community Centre, 11 Pilton Drive North, Edinburgh, EH5 1NF

Objectives

1) To raise the aspirations of young people in North Edinburgh and promote a more inclusive community 2) To provide a safe environment for young people in North Edinburgh to explore relevant health, social and economic issues 3) To increase participation and citizenship amongst young people in the area of benefit and reduce social isolation

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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