Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -10 ?

EDINBURGH MARCH RIDING ASSOCIATION 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/10/17 31/10/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
Total income £35,095 £38,142 £47,827 £6,392 £5,986 £24,313
Total spending £39,305 £30,425 £39,469 £6,371 £5,780 £28,131
Surplus/deficit -£4,210 £7,717 £8,358 £21 £206 -£3,818
Established: 14 years
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 the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • 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 (4)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 43-57
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 21/01/2010, number: SC041202
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/01/2010, number: SC371098
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, EH21 8LN

Objectives

The advancement of education, the advancement of the arts, heritage and culture by promoting and facilitating the annual re-enactment of the Edinburgh Riding of the Marches and all its associated traditions, and commemorating the return in the year 1513 of the Captain of the City Band, Randolph Murray, clasping the Ancient Blue Blanket with the tragic news of the defeat of the Scottish Army at the Battle of Flodden.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
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