OSCR Scottish charity profile

Loretto School Ltd

ActiveCharity number SC013978
Registered7 December 1926
Main locationEast Lothian
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC013978
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
188
Postcode
EH21 7RE

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

(a)to advance education through:-(i) the management, development and maintenance of a school or schools, in particular through the provision of a nursery, primary and secondary school at Loretto School, Musselburgh including the provision of boarding facilities. (ii) the provision of assistance, services and facilities to local schools. and (iii) the provision of an official examination centre for national examinations.(b)to advance citizenship and community development through:-(i) the provision of benefit to the local community by encouraging voluntary activity, teaching and developing civic values and facilitating the involvement of individuals in community activity, in particular through the provision of facilities to the local community.(ii) the holding of events for the benefit of the local community.(iii) the running of a community service programme for pupils of Loretto School. and (iv)the raising of funds for other charitable institutions.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

(a)to advance education through:- (i) the management, development and maintenance of a school or schools, in particular (but without limitation) through the provision of a nursery, primary and secondary school at Loretto School, Musselburgh including the provision of boarding facilities. (ii) the provision of assistance, services and facilities to local schools. and (iii) the provision of an official examination centre for national examinations. (b)to advance citizenship and community development through:- (i) the provision of benefit to the local community by encouraging voluntary activity, teaching and developing civic values and facilitating the involvement of individuals in community activity, in particular through the provision of facilities to the local community. (ii) the holding of events for the benefit of the local community. (iii) the running of a community service programme for pupils of Loretto School. and (iv)the raising of funds for other charitable institutions. and (c)to promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the Governors shall think fit declaring that the expressions ‘charitable purpose’ or ‘charitable object’ shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts and a ‘charitable institution’ shall mean a charity in terms of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, or a charity under the law of any other jurisdiction which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, provided that nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Company other than in furtherance of a charitable purpose.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 August 2025£13,540,688£12,578,38418827 May 2026
31 August 2024£13,066,237£12,455,04718815 April 2025
31 August 2023£12,616,802£12,437,64318819 March 2024
31 August 2022£12,350,323£12,243,7301884 May 2023
31 August 2021£11,420,103£11,534,65818814 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
1 - 7 Linkfield Road, Musselburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
www.loretto.com
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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