Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Overall weighted support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

    EDINBURGH AND LOTHIAN TRUST FUND SCIO

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Charitable activities £30,640 £61,187 £78,724 £82,965
    Donations & Legacies £140 £659
    Other Income
    Investment Income £214,317 £191,614 £182,748 £217,916
    Total income £255,612 £254,155 £263,294 £826,057
    Charitable activities spending £234,457 £261,699 £304,940 £368,968
    Fundraising costs 96% 61% 48% 6%
    Other spending
    Total spending £274,233 £299,984 £343,240 £404,208
    Surplus/deficit -£18,621 -£45,829 -£79,946 £421,849
    Established: 6 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    GiG Classification
    • Outpatient support services
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups','Other charities or voluntary bodies

    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
    Scottish Government - Edinburgh and Lothian Trust Fund SCIO
    £16,363 15/06/2020
    Detailed description not provided.

    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 18/03/2019, number: SC049138
    • Notes: This charity was established to replace The Edinburgh and Lothian Trust Fund (SC031561). The Edinburgh and Lothian Trust Fund (SC031561) has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to Edinburgh and Lothian Trust Fund SCIO (SC049138) which is a SCIO.
    Filing Record
    3 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    1 Waterfront Avenue, Edinburgh, EH5 1SG

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The prevention or relief of poverty 4.2 The relief of those in need 4.3 The provision of support whether by way of financial assistance, accommodation, advice or otherwise to individuals or groups of individuals living in the area who, by reason of health, physical or mental disability or otherwise, are in necessitous circumstances. 4.4 The provision of assistance whether financial or otherwise to other charitable organisations operating in the area whose purpose are in the opinion of the Trustees similar to those outlined in subclauses 4.1,4.2 and 4.3 above.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving

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