01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043220
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 31
- Postcode
- EH11 3UY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our vision is an Edinburgh without poverty, where everyone has what they need to thrive. We provide food and other everyday essentials, support, and advice, while working with individuals, communities and partners to address the root causes of poverty. Our Strategic Aims: Relief: To offer dignified immediate relief to people experiencing poverty. Support: To offer support and advice to people experiencing poverty. Change: To advocate for societal change.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1 The prevention or relief of poverty in Edinburgh and surrounding areas in particular but not exclusively by providing emergency food supplies to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty. 4.2 to advance citizenship and community development by encouraging volunteering within the project
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 31 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £1,241,066 | £1,539,401 | 31 | 26 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,177,175 | £1,344,249 | 31 | 16 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,121,090 | £963,650 | 31 | 18 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £876,860 | £780,109 | 31 | 5 August 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
- Unit 12 , New Lairdship Yards, Broomhouse Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.edinburghfoodproject.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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