01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC044030
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- EH8 9RR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Edinburgh Social Enterprise Network supports, promotes and develops Social Enterprise in Edinburgh. To me this means connecting social enterprises with each other and with resources they might need be it marketing, legal, venues etc and promoting them to the wider Edinburgh audience, whilst helping to let people know what Social Enterprise is and how it can help their local community.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the Society shall be to advance community development, promote the voluntary sector and the effectiveness/efficiency of charities, and advance education, by 2.1 providing opportunities for social enterprises to learn how to run their businesses better (including - but without limitation - by facilitating action learning and the exchange of information) 2.2 providing opportunities for social enterprises to grow their businesses (including - but without limitation - initiatives that identify trading opportunities and facilitate joint trading opportunities) 2.3 promoting goods and services provided by social enterprises. and on the basis that the business of the Society will be carried on for the benefit of the community within Edinburgh.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £103,418 | £135,180 | 3 | 22 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £145,933 | £117,795 | 3 | 14 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | £122,827 | £115,422 | 3 | 12 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £98,530 | £98,543 | 3 | 23 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £115,473 | £93,958 | 3 | 16 December 2021 |
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
- Greyfriars Charteris Centre, 138-140 The Pleasance, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://esen.scot
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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