01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC009193
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- EH8 9NL
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 23 March 2012 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by LAYC SC009193, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 16 April 1996.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our charitable aim is: 'to provide benefit to children and young people in Edinburgh and the Lothians to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for children and young people.' We achieve this through three core service areas: - Training and Capacity Building - Support and Information - Advocacy and Representation
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
- Children or young people
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The aim of the Association shall be to provide the benefit of children and young people in the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian areas, without distinction of political, religious or other options, by associating the local Authorities, statutory bodies, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for children and young people in the area of benefit
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £375,349 | £265,487 | 4 | 13 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £233,271 | £264,754 | 4 | 27 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £171,821 | £180,533 | 4 | 17 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £119,659 | £167,164 | 4 | 19 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £157,709 | £114,418 | 4 | 14 December 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
- Dunford House, 7 Boroughloch Lane, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.layc.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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