Edinburgh Jewish Cultural Centre SCIO
Edinburgh-based Scottish charitable incorporated organisation promoting Jewish culture (SC048275)
| Edinburgh Jewish Cultural Centre SCIO
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|---|---|
| Logo |  Logo from the EJCC website, shown on a dark background |
| Type | Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) |
| Founded | 6 April 2018 |
| Registration ID | SC048275 (Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator); CS003338 (Companies House) |
| Status | Active |
| Headquarters | 52 Granby Road, Edinburgh EH16 5PZ (trustee address) |
| Location | Edinburgh |
| Area served | Scotland |
| Services | Jewish cultural events; religious and racial harmony |
| Registration | Scotland (OSCR) |
| Key people | Janet Mundy (Chair); Jane Ansell (Vice Chair); Adrian Harris (Treasurer); Ella Lambert (Secretary) |
| Website | jcc.scot |
Edinburgh Jewish Cultural Centre SCIO (EJCC) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation, number SC048275, on the Scottish Charity Register from 6 April 2018. The register gives its address, a trustee address, as 52 Granby Road, Edinburgh EH16 5PZ. Its purposes are "the advancement of Jewish culture and Judaism; the promotion of religious and racial harmony; the provision of recreational facilities and the organisation of recreational activities", including "the management of a Jewish Cultural Centre located in Edinburgh".[1] Companies House lists it as a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation with number CS003338.[2]
According to its 2025–26 annual report, its constitution was agreed by OSCR on 6 April 2018, signed on behalf of the trustees on 19 June 2018 and updated on 29 July 2025. It describes itself as beginning as a "centre without walls".[3]
Activities
The 2025–26 report says EJCC ran 24 events in the year, including its Learning for All, EJCC Live and Cooking Continents programmes, an Interfaith Learning for All series supported by the Westhill Endowment, and the Festival Open Day held with the Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation. A "Seeds of Hope" concert on 22 October 2025, funded by National Lottery Awards for All, featured the Iranian musicians Aref Ghorbani and Farzane Zamen. The report says EJCC consults the Community Security Trust on the safety of its events.[3]
The report says the Gertrude Herzfeld Prize was created by EJCC in 2020 with the support of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine of the University of Edinburgh, and that the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh joined them in 2026. The fourth biennial prize, at the Royal College of Surgeons on 8 March 2026, was awarded to Dr Rachel Yehuda of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.[3]
The report lists grants from the National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All, the Netherlee & Clarkston Charitable Trust, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the Shoresh Charitable Trust and the Westhill Endowment, and £1,068 in individual donations.[3]
Trustees
| Name on the register | Office in the 2025–26 annual report |
|---|---|
| Janet Mundy | Chair |
| Sheila Jane Ansell | Vice Chair (given as Jane Ansell) |
| Adrian Harris | Treasurer |
| Ella Lambert | Secretary |
| Hannah Handelman | From 29 July 2025 |
| Benjamin Carey | |
| Stephanie Mitchell | |
| Jonathan Seckl |
Sources: the register[1] and the 2025–26 annual report.[3] The independent examiner was Brodie Petrie, Chartered Accountant, 36 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh EH10 4HJ, and the accounts were approved by the trustees on 21 July 2026.[3]
Finances
Receipts in 2025–26 were £12,935 and payments £15,968.[3]
| Financial year ended | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2022 | £9,560 | £10,915 |
| 31 March 2023 | £6,332 | £8,335 |
| 31 March 2024 | £10,459 | £16,383 |
| 31 March 2025 | £18,574 | £13,378 |
| 31 March 2026 | £12,935 | £15,968 |
See also
- Jewish charities in Scotland
- Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation (EHC) SCIO
- Sukkat Shalom Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Community (SCIO)
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Edinburgh Jewish Cultural Centre SCIO (SC048275) Scottish Charity Register, accessed 30 October 2026. Contains information from the Scottish Charity Register supplied by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
- ↑ Companies House, EDINBURGH JEWISH CULTURAL CENTRE SCIO (CS003338) Find and update company information, accessed 30 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Edinburgh Jewish Cultural Centre SCIO, Trustees' annual report and financial statements, 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, published on the Scottish Charity Register by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, accessed 30 October 2026.