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Granton Community Gardeners SCIO

Also known as: Granton Community Gardeners

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC047087
Status
Active
Registered
Jan. 11, 2017
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
c/o Royston Wardieburn Community Centre
11 Pilton Drive North
Edinburgh
EH5 1NF

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

We promote community development, health, and education, and care of our local environment, by providing opportunities for people to gather together either around food (growing, cooking, or eating) or around practical conservation activities, or biodiversity surveys. We run weekly free cooking, and gardening clubs, weekly free community meals, twice monthly free conservation activities. And we support initiatives from local community members that advance our charitable aims.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: 4. The SCIO’s purposes are to benefit the community of GRANTON (North Edinburgh) which comprises the area shown on the attached map: The area is bounded by (and inclusive of the streets mentioned), the sea, Wardie Steps, Granton Road, Ferry Road (numbers 400-740), West Granton Access Road, and Waterfront Broadway with a line extending directly to the coast. (“the Community”) with the following objects: 4.1.To support the advancement of a well functioning community with an increasingly healthy social, environmental, and economic fabric. Particularly by creating opportunities for people to meet together around food (growing cooking and eating) and by supporting those who take initiative on this. 4.2.To promote environmental improvement, including protecting and increasing biodiversity, by creatively imagining the best uses for our open spaces, and by caring for these spaces, particularly community gardens. 4.3.To advance health and wellbeing, both physical and mental, by: i. facilitating and supporting access to gardening opportunities, and other community events. ii. contributing to improved diet through increased access to, and availability of, fresh local produce. 4.4.To advance education and skills, particularly related to food (growing, cooking, and eating).

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
Jan. 31, 2026 £192,584 £210,852 9
Jan. 31, 2025 £163,271 £125,674 7
Jan. 31, 2024 £146,061 £121,310 6
Jan. 31, 2023 £97,904 £80,155 5
Jan. 31, 2022 £75,725 £73,339 5
Jan. 31, 2021 £81,569 £66,360 5