Charity Details

Evaluation Support Scotland

SC036529Registered charity from 16 May 2005

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Charity Information:

Address Thorn House
5 Rose Street
Edinburgh

Postcode EH2 2PR

Website www.evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

The objects of the Company are: (a) to promote learning about evaluation and the results of evaluation as a process which can be used to improve the delivery of services and promote effectiveness and efficiency of organisations working for the public benefit; and in support of that object but not otherwise: (i) to encourage lifelong learning and education through the involvement of service users in the evaluation and improvement of services; (ii) to provide advice and support to charities, organisations undertaking or funding charitable work, and organisations working for the public benefit more widely, about undertaking and learning from evaluation of their activities; (iii) to improve the delivery of services for the public benefit by encouraging funders, voluntary organisations and others to work together to implement learning about effective service delivery; (iv) to encourage Government and other organisations to learn from the results of evaluation and thus make better use of resources for the benefit of the public; and

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

Evaluation Support Scotland helps charities demonstrate the difference they make. ESS works with third sector organisations, as well as trustees, intermediaries and funders, to ensure that they can measure and explain their impact and learn how to improve practice and inform policy.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 16 May 2005

Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh

Number of Staff: 8

Number of Charity Trustees: 9

Number of Volunteers: 0

Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of citizenship or community development"

Beneficiaries: "Other charities or voluntary bodies"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021	£401,298	£396,915	14 Sept 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£360,865	£341,452	14 Sept 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£304,476	£296,711	20 Sept 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£309,725	£328,503	25 Sept 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£254,971	£302,987	29 Sept 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
Katherine	Wilkinson
Jane	Steele
Ffion	Cuthbert
Gillian	Turner
Fiona	Thornton
Michael	Beardmore
Rachael	Graham
Ricki	McLaughlin
Karen	Seditas
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