Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +8
    Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

    CARING FOR CRAIGMILLAR 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several 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 income shortfalls in recent years
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Established: 22 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    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 £33,915 £397,567 £395,134 £715 £24,762
    Donations & Legacies £387,160 £1,883 £50 £629
    Other Income £547,244 £529,053
    Investment Income
    Total income £421,075 £399,450 £395,184 £548,588 £527,629 £553,815
    Charitable activities spending £381,608 £367,738 £364,199 £426,301 £536,105
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending
    Total spending £381,608 £367,738 £364,199 £426,301 £486,074 £536,105
    Surplus/deficit £39,467 £31,712 £30,985 £122,287 £41,555 £17,710
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
    Where it operates
    • City of Edinburgh
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    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£59,614
    Robertson Trust£36,000
    Scottish Government£15,181
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Dementia Activity service
    £59,614 08/11/2022
    This organisation will use the funding to continue providing dementia friendly activities for service users at the day care centre in Craigmillar. An Activity Worker will deliver a wide range of ....more
    Scottish Government - Caring For Craigmillar
    £15,181 11/06/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Robertson Trust - Running Costs
    £36,000 30/05/2019
    Running Costs
    Corra Foundation - HDA-17/340
    £4,000 05/10/2017
    towards the garden project
    National Lottery Community Fund - Dementia Activity service
    £145,274 23/05/2017
    60
    This group will use the funding for series of activities and social events for older people living with dementia. The funding will also enable the group to offer a more dementia-friendly service for ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Our new home
    £10,000 25/01/2016
    12
    This organisation provides support for the elderly and provides social activities. They will use the funding for new lighting in their new premises.
    Robertson Trust - the Core Costs
    £54,000 31/10/2015
    the Core Costs
    National Lottery Community Fund - Older people 'on the road again' project
    £10,000 12/01/2012
    12
    This group will purchase a new minibus to enable local older people living in poverty to access its services and other activities within the community. This grant will go towards a new minibus.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    63 Niddrie Mains Terrace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH16 4Nx

    Objectives

    (1) To promote the health, social welfare and safety of the residents of the Greater Craigmillar area of Edinburgh ('the Operating Area'), and in particular vulnerable residents including (but riot limited to) elderly people, people with mobility problems and people with learning disabilitieS or special needs. (2) To relieve poverty among the residents of the Operating Area. (3) To advance education among the residents of the Operating Area, particularly in relation to matters which are relevant in the context of addressing any problems or difficulties of the nature referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2). (4) To promote and/or provide training in skills of all kinds, particularly such skills as will assist residents of the Operating Area in obtaining paid employment. (5) To promote, establish, operate and/or support other schemes of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community within the Operating Area.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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