Overall GiG Score: 6 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +4

    EDINBURGH GARDEN PARTNERS  

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
    Established: 13 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
    Total income £2,343 £20,074 £42,970 £50,028 £62,543 £55,879
    Total spending £18,179 £21,970 £30,572 £43,075 £48,212 £54,151
    Surplus/deficit -£15,836 -£1,896 £12,398 £6,953 £14,331 £1,728
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

    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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Sharing Gardens Sharing Lives
    £93,900 09/12/2021
    This group will continue to develop their garden partnership befriending programme in Edinburgh. Socially isolated older people and people with disabilities or long term health conditions who can’t ....more
    Robertson Trust - Running Costs
    £4,000 28/02/2019
    Running Costs
    Corra Foundation - HDA-16/120
    £4,500 04/02/2016
    towards the salary of the Part-time Volunteer Development Worker in South Edinburgh
    Robertson Trust - The Continued Funding of The Volunteer Development Worker
    £28,000 30/06/2015
    The Continued Funding of The Volunteer Development Worker
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Edinburgh Garden Partners
    £66,070 28/03/2012
    Towards a community-led, inter-generational gardening project promoting independence and reducing isolation amongst participants and increasing healthy eating opportunities.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 11/03/2011, number: SC042164
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 14 December 2015 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC393871, Company name: Edinburgh Garden Partners Ltd.
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    c/o Age Scotland, Causewayside House, 160 Causewayside , Edinburgh, EH91PR

    Objectives

    The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1 to advance the health of the community through promoting and enabling gardening activities in the local area and the growing and consumption of local and organic food. and 4.2 to advance citizenship and community development through volunteer gardening and other volunteer opportunities in line with our objectives. and 4.3 to promote environmental protection and improvement through the promotions of sustainable and environmentally friendly methods of gardening. and 4.4 to relieve those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability or other disadvantage, through helping them to maintain and cultivate their gardens, and/or enabling them to participate in and gain from the therapeutic benefits of gardening 4.5 to advance the education of the public in horticulture and related environmental issues

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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