Artisan Painters Edinburgh Ltd
Interior and exterior decorating company running structured apprenticeships for young people leaving the care system in Edinburgh. Partners with Edinburgh City Council Leaving Care service. All apprentices paid Real Living Wage. CSCS registered.
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Why Artisan Painters Edinburgh Ltd scores 76/100
| Pillar | Evidence | Source | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
assignmentGovernance | Legal structure: Ltd. Mission statement verified. Companies House filing reviewed. | Companies House · B-Corp | 7.4 |
ecoCommunity | £5,500 donated in FY2024 (1.6% of profit). Verified via Charity Commission. | Charity Commission | 8.0 |
paymentsTax | Effective UK corporation tax rate: 19.4% (vs 19% statutory norm). HMRC records show no adverse findings. | HMRC · Fair Tax Mark | 7.0 |
groupsEmployment | Minimum wage paid: £13/hr. Zero-hours: 0%. Gender pay gap: 10.2%. 0 tribunal losses in 5 years. | LWF · DWP · Tribunals | 8.4 |
campaignCause | Assessed from public advocacy record, employee volunteering policy (3 days/yr), and cause promotion activities. | Third Party Auditors | 7.2 |
Artisan Painters Edinburgh Ltd
Artisan Painters was founded in Edinburgh in 2015 by decorating contractor Morag Stewart. Having mentored a care leaver informally through a community project, Morag saw how transformative a structured trade apprenticeship could be and built it into the company's DNA from the outset.