Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Overall weighted support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

    EDINBURGH JEWISH CULTURAL CENTRE SCIO

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £27,664 £12,637 £4,952 £9,560 £6,332
    Total spending £4,064 £8,817 £3,310 £10,915 £8,335
    Surplus/deficit £23,600 £3,820 £1,642 -£1,355 -£2,003
    Established: 7 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • General Community services
    Purposes
    • 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
    • The promotion of religious or racial harmony
    Where it operates
    • One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following 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 - Together for our Planet
    £3,450 10/09/2021
    This group will use this funding to host two events combining music performances and climate change action. The first event is timed to coincide with Scottish Interfaith Week and COP26 with the ....more

    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 06/04/2018, number: SC048275
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    30/8 Forbes Road, Edinburgh, EH10 4ED

    Objectives

    4 The organisation?s purposes are the advancement of Jewish culture and Judaism. the promotion of religious and racial harmony. the provision of recreational facilities and the organisation of recreational activities through the following: 4.1 the management of a Jewish Cultural Centre located in Edinburgh. 4.2 the creation, presentation and promotion of Jewish cultural activity throughout Scotland to both Jewish and non-Jewish audiences. 4.3 providing and supporting cultural activity, facilities and services for Jewish people throughout Scotland. 4.4 collaborating with other Scottish national Jewish organisations with similar or complementary aims. 4.5 collaborating with other Jewish communities in Scotland to promote Jewish arts and culture 4.6 fostering and supporting community cohesion throughout Scotland.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving

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