Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

HIMALAYAN CENTRE EDINBURGH  

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 28/02/18 28/02/19 28/02/20 28/02/21 28/02/22 28/02/23
Total income £7,541 £60 £24,981 £30,352 £34,593 £52,052
Total spending £15,854 £305 £17,086 £28,293 £1,337 £34,667
Surplus/deficit -£8,313 -£245 £7,895 £2,059 £33,256 £17,385
Established: 10 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 citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Dumfries And Galloway
Who it helps
  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
  • 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

Age Range of Directors: 31-63
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 12/02/2014, number: SC044650
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/02/2012, number: SC416996
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR19: 4 days late,
Main office

, EH6 5JB

Objectives

a. To redevelop former Dr Bells Swimming Pool building into the Himalayan Centre for Arts & Culture as a quality local venue accessible to the whole community without distinction of sex, or political, religious or other opinions, by associating the local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of Leith and surrounding areas. b. To advance education by facilitating and coordinating training activities, mentoring programmes and classes to engage all members of the community and in particular aimed at supporting people who face social and economic challenges. c. To advance the arts, heritage and culture by holding education, arts and entertainment activities including conferences, training projects, and music, art and drama events. d. To advance community development and urban regeneration by involving volunteers to help ensure the services offered meet the needs of the community, and help to provide new skills and perspectives and increase our contact and involvement with the community. e. To promote, establish, operate and/or support other similar projects and programmes which are in furtherance of charitable purposes, for benefit of the community within the Area of Benefit.

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