01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050894
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- EH17 8SX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Transition Edinburgh South works with local people and community organisations to regenerate greenspaces and community buildings. We do this in a number of ways. At Gracemount Community Garden we (1) grow food that is good for people and planet, (2) we blend growing with community health, learning and volunteering programmes and events that reduce social isolation, mental ill health and poverty, improve health and community connections, increase bio-diversity and reduce carbon pollution, (3) we increase opportunities for volunteering and supporting local grassroots projects, (4) we work with schools, local residents and community organisations to develop the buildings and greenspaces where we are based and in surrounding communities and (5) we are working to improve the environments where we are based, by tackling the impacts of climate change, reducing carbon pollution, increasing bio-diversity and promoting sustainable development and regenerative horticulture.
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
The company’s objects are: 1. To advance education and learning by running learning programmes that support community regeneration, engagement in greenspaces, and awareness of sustainable development 2. To advance citizenship and community development by providing opportunities for volunteering, active citizenship, community-led planning, and regeneration of community buildings and greenspaces 3. To advance environmental protection and improvement, through the promotion of sustainable development, protection of greenspaces, and the improvement of bio-diversity 4. To enhance the access of local communities to nutritious low-carbon food that does not cost the earth, primarily achieved by enhancing access to growing fruit and vegetables using organic techniques that help enrich the soil and store carbon in the ground 5. The area of benefit shall be the city of Edinburgh and its environs
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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £144,041 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £140,107 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 17 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £172,207 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £144,389 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 18 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £50,915 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £42,375 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 13 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £62,449 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £40,741 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 22 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
- 54 Mortonhall Park Crescent, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.transitionedinburghsouth.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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