Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -2

A SURE START FOR FAMILIES (EDINBURGH)

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending since inception

Financial issues to consider:

Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Data adjusted to reflect year end change

Period ending	31/07/18	31/07/19	31/07/21	31/07/22	31/07/23
Total income	£138,445	£185,001	£126,316	£117,609	£116,051
Total spending	£73,031	£132,395	£140,907	£135,166	£128,799
Surplus/deficit	£65,414	£52,606	-£14,591	-£17,557	-£12,748

Established: 7 years

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Education support services

Purposes

The advancement of education

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

Children or young people
People with disabilities or health problems

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 - A Sure Start for Families
£233,109	14/03/2018 24	A Sure Start for Families

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 04/07/2017, number: SC047555

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR21: 194 days late, AR19: 365 days late, AR18: 728 days late,

Main office

Colinton Mains Community Centre, 1 Firrhill Loan, Edinburgh, EH13 9EJ

Objectives

The organisations purposes are: The organisation is established to be a charity whose purpose is to advance education by operating a pre school for children who are too young to attend school and in particular are aged 0-3 years and live in Edinburgh

Data Sources