01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC002549
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 17
- Postcode
- EH6 8SH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Pilmeny Development Project (PDP) is a locally run and managed voluntary organisation, which has been successfully running older and young people’s services in Leith /NE Edinburgh Locality since 1979. The overall aims of Pilmeny Development Project are: To support local residents and groups and to encourage appropriate self-help initiatives towards the identification and resolution of their problems.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the Company is established are to promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Lorne area of Leith and surrounding areas and, in particular, the advancement of the education, the furtherance of the health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £251,062 | £297,137 | 17 | 11 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £261,507 | £288,878 | 17 | 26 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £284,663 | £258,089 | 17 | 11 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £228,325 | £188,947 | 17 | 2 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £209,597 | £211,172 | 17 | 22 November 2021 |
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
- Pilmeny Development Project, Leith, Edinburgh, 15 Buchanan Street Flat 1
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.pilmenydevelopmentproject.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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