01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC024980
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 14
- Postcode
- EH6 5ND
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Edinburgh Community Food works to make healthy, affordable food accessible to everyone in Edinburgh. We deliver community-led food programmes, nutrition education, cooking skills, and local food distribution that support individuals, families, and communities facing health inequalities and food insecurity. Our mission is to improve health, wellbeing, and food resilience across the city through practical, inclusive, and sustainable food initiatives.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 to relieve poverty and promote health equality through supporting the sustainable provision of affordable healthy food to people living in the City of Edinburgh and surrounding areas, primarily those with a low income. and 4.2 to advance education through the provision of training in food, nutrition, food preparation and food hygiene. and 4.3 to advance community development through supporting the establishment and growth of local community food and health initiatives.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £884,152 | £589,821 | £290,206 | £0 | £0 | £4,125 | £830,014 | £0 | £830,014 | £0 | 14 | 11 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £894,744 | £618,841 | £271,342 | £0 | £0 | £4,561 | £770,728 | £0 | £770,728 | £0 | 14 | 16 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £720,191 | £503,394 | £212,987 | £0 | £0 | £3,810 | £763,640 | £0 | £763,640 | £0 | 14 | 12 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £966,803 | £578,804 | £386,525 | £0 | £0 | £1,474 | £873,605 | £0 | £873,605 | £0 | 14 | 10 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £751,698 | £534,401 | £215,457 | £0 | £0 | £1,840 | £658,715 | £0 | £657,946 | £769 | 14 | 21 December 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 22 Tennant Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.edinburghcommunityfood.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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