Overall GiG Score: 2 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 4
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

AWARDS PLUS IN EDINBURGH & THE LOTHIANS LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 25 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Total income £252,786 £245,357 £232,113 £278,419 £275,253 £201,348
Total spending £234,163 £228,771 £254,959 £223,460 £251,295 £190,267
Surplus/deficit £18,623 £16,586 -£22,846 £54,959 £23,958 £11,081
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • 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
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

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
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Corra Foundation£4,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£10,000 22/04/2022
Core costs to support vulnerable and marginalised young people in Edinburgh
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£10,000 01/04/2021
Core costs to support vulnerable and marginalised young people in Edinburgh
National Lottery Community Fund - Outdoor expeditions for young people in Edinburgh and the Lothians
£10,000 25/03/2020
12
The project will help disadvantaged young people (aged 14 to 24 years old) in Edinburgh and the Lothians to achieve a section of or their full Duke of Edinburgh Award.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 10/07/2019
Core costs to support marginalised and deprived young people achieve their Duke of Edinburgh Award
Corra Foundation - HDG-19/413
£4,000 01/06/2019
Towards the salary costs of delivering JASS to children and young people with enhanced complex needs.
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/271
£5,000 07/06/2018
Towards the costs of the Development Officers salary to deliver JASS and Duke of Edinburgh programmes to children and young people with enhanced complex needs.
National Lottery Community Fund - DofE Expeditions for All
£8,110 11/05/2018
12
This group will use the funding to support disadvantaged young people through their Duke of Edinburgh Award programme. The group will work with 72 young people from areas of multiple deprivation ....more
Robertson Trust - Towards the FOTA Youth Development Project
£21,000 29/03/2018
Towards the FOTA Youth Development Project
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Friends of the Award in Edinburgh and the Lothians (FOTA)
£53,569 17/10/2017
36
This project will support 150 young people facing a variety of challenges to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme in and around Edinburgh. It will improve mental health and confidence, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Children and Adolesent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Project
£55,000 27/06/2017
36
This group will use its two year grant to work with young people, aged 14 to 24, who experience mental health issues. The organisation will support the young people with completing the Duke of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Expedition Volunteers
£5,400 25/01/2017
12
This group work with local authorities, schools and other groups to support the delivery of Duke of Edinburgh Award activities. The funding will be used to pay for volunteer training courses.
Robertson Trust - the FOTA Youth Development Project
£30,000 28/02/2015
the FOTA Youth Development Project
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 47-63
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 14/12/1998, number: SC027771
  • Notes: Previous legal name Friends Of The Award In Edinburgh & The Lothians from 14 December 1998 to 13 June 2023.
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/04/1998, number: SC184821
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 21 days late,
Main office

The Risk Factory, 20 New Mart Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1RL

Objectives

2 The company’s objects are: 2.1 To provide opportunities to participate in youth awards to all young people (14 – 25) in Edinburgh and the Lothians 2.2 To advance the life chances and physical and mental wellbeing of young people in Edinburgh and the Lothians by providing access to alternative education and qualifications and improving citizenship and community development by supporting young people through youth awards 2.3 To promote active and adventurous lifestyles, positive mental health and nature connectedness, leading to a wide range of positive impacts and benefits 2.4 To advance equality and diversity by making these opportunities available to everyone, regardless of their personal circumstances, and working with each individual to make sure they achieve their full potential.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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