Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -6

EDINBURGH STUDENTS' CHARITIES APPEAL

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	30/06/17	30/06/18	30/06/19	30/06/20	30/06/21	30/06/22	30/06/23
Total income	£167,169	£186,926	£234,986	£205,089	£61,345	£128,614	£163,381
Total spending	£185,781	£182,678	£223,493	£197,516	£72,951	£125,861	£152,063
Surplus/deficit	-£18,612	£4,248	£11,493	£7,573	-£11,606	£2,753	£11,318

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Established: 21 years

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Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Financial or material assistance

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (4)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 24-32

CONNELL, Jacob Callum
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Student

CREHAN, Daniel
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Student

SAMPSON, Cordelia Xanthe Demeter
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Charity Consultant

STEWART, Alistair James
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Student

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 03/12/2003, number: SC035064
Registered at Companies House on 03/12/2003, number: SC260224

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

, EH8 9AL

Objectives

The company’s objects are to promote the relief of poverty and advance education, citizenship and community development by co-ordinating and supporting charitable fundraising by students at Universities and Colleges of Higher Education in the area and then distributing the funds for the benefit of recognised charitable bodies.

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