01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050428
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- EH15 3PX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Jock Tamson’s Gairden is a place to grow things, nurture people and provides a beautiful, tranquil space. It is an inclusive environment for individuals and groups who want to find peace, friendship, learn a skill, wander and enjoy nature. It meets needs in our community that perhaps are not currently being met. It is a place for people from all walks of life and background - an environment that is conducive to health and wellbeing by giving opportunities for learning skills and providing space and activity for people to be and enjoy. It improves wellbeing, alleviates social isolation and loneliness, offers respite and uses the land responsibly
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
1 The Organisation's purposes are, by using the area of land known as Duddingston Glebe, Duddingston Village, Edinburgh, EH15 3PX:- 1.1 to advance education through teaching horticulture and outdoor skills both formally and informally 1.2 to advance citizenship and community development by engaging the local community to actively participate in our activities through volunteering. 1.3 to advance the protection and improvement of the environment by growing produce using organic methods and by promoting the benefits of employing good environmental and horticultural practices. 1.4 In collaboration with Duddingston Kirk (Church of Scotland) Edinburgh, to provide, on an ecumenical and inter-faith basis, sacred/spiritual spaces
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2026 | £84,000 | £90,745 | 4 | 26 July 2026 |
| 31 January 2025 | £134,572 | £111,867 | 4 | 4 June 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | £85,573 | £92,888 | 4 | 26 July 2024 |
| 31 January 2023 | £118,513 | £94,547 | 4 | 27 June 2023 |
| 31 January 2022 | £71,205 | £51,462 | 4 | 22 April 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
- The Glebe Duddingstone Kirk, 7 Old Church Lane, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.jocktamsonsgairden.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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