OSCR Scottish charity profile

West Lothian Boomerang Talking Newspaper

ActiveCharity number SC004790
Registered27 February 1989
Main locationWest Lothian
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC004790
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH47 0LP

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Provision of recordings from the local newspaper for those with with sight issues. A weekly recording of news articles and other items of interest

Charitable purposes

  • the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended

Beneficiaries

  • People with disabilities or health problems

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

To relieve blind, partially sighted or those people labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which makes reading a strain by provision of recorded tapes.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£3,946£2,747022 May 2026
31 December 2024£610£2,464030 June 2025
31 December 2023£3,368£2,293018 March 2024
31 December 2022£135£1,387011 March 2023
31 December 2021£859£4,68207 April 2022

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
211a West Main Street, Whitburn, West Lothian
Website supplied to OSCR
wlboomerang.co.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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