Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

Reasonable growth: +1
Future income +5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 14

WESTER HAILES GROWING COMMUNITIES

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£242,876	£146,661	£208,053	£193,403	£223,357
Total spending	£216,369	£152,819	£189,364	£211,622	£240,123
Surplus/deficit	£26,507	-£6,158	£18,689	-£18,219	-£16,766

Established: 7 years

www.edibleestates.co.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

Purposes

The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Where it operates

City of Edinburgh

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£138,802
Scottish Government	£24,842
Corra Foundation	£12,000
Foundation Scotland	£4,296

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Wellbeing Activities Worker
£129,453	19/06/2023	This group will use funding to recruit a wellbeing activities worker to develop and lead on the delivery of a wide range of community activities. Working across three community gardens in Wester ....more This group will use funding to recruit a wellbeing activities worker to develop and lead on the delivery of a wide range of community activities. Working across three community gardens in Wester Hailes this staff member will also hold responsibility for promoting the activities and supporting volunteers to take pride and ownership of activities within their communities.
Scottish Government - South West Edible Estates
£24,842	18/02/2021	Detailed description not provided.
Corra Foundation - HDG-20/5430
£12,000	10/12/2020	towards the food response and skills project for families.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Wester Hailes Growing Communities
£4,296	10/12/2020	To contribute to preparing and distributing 140 hot nutritious meals per week to 400 local residents over a 6 month period, as well as cooking, nutrition and budgeting advice (online and in person ....more To contribute to preparing and distributing 140 hot nutritious meals per week to 400 local residents over a 6 month period, as well as cooking, nutrition and budgeting advice (online and in person when restrictions ease) which will enable people in Wester
National Lottery Community Fund - Wester Hailes Eats Together
£9,349	15/07/2020 9	This group will use the funding for a Community Food Officer post how will focus on the ‘Wester Hailes Eats Together” food response project to tackle inequalities highlighted by COVID-19.

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 19/07/2017, number: SC047594

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Healthy Living Centre, 30 Harvesters Way, Edinburgh, EH14 3JF

Objectives

The organisation's main purpose is consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development. The organisations purposes are: The advancement of community development (including the advancement of urban regeneration) within the Community.

Data Sources