01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042164
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- EH91PR
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 14 December 2015 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC393871, Company name: Edinburgh Garden Partners Ltd.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We match garden owners who can no longer look after their gardens with volunteers who are looking for space to grow
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1 to advance the health of the community through promoting and enabling gardening activities in the local area and the growing and consumption of local and organic food. and 4.2 to advance citizenship and community development through volunteer gardening and other volunteer opportunities in line with our objectives. and 4.3 to promote environmental protection and improvement through the promotions of sustainable and environmentally friendly methods of gardening. and 4.4 to relieve those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability or other disadvantage, through helping them to maintain and cultivate their gardens, and/or enabling them to participate in and gain from the therapeutic benefits of gardening 4.5 to advance the education of the public in horticulture and related environmental issues
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 | £41,286 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £59,229 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 2 November 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £65,272 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £60,079 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 13 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £55,242 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £47,663 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 24 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £55,879 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £54,151 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 18 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £62,543 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £48,212 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 19 September 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
- c/o Age Scotland, Causewayside House, 160 Causewayside , Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.edinburghgardenpartners.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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