01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC011276
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH6 4EY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We make donations to other charities operating in Leith, Scotland and the surrounding area.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- 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
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
Subject to that over-riding qualification, the Company's objects are to support the advancement of citizenship or community development, in particular through the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, in Leith and the surrounding area
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £42,610 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £62,318 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 27 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £48,804 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £52,902 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 14 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £42,519 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £55,587 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 20 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £39,527 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £55,859 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 20 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £34,983 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £48,230 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 14 November 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
- 7 North Forth Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.leithbenevolentassociation.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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