01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC015240
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH15 3LJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We provide recreational and leisure facilities to (but not only of) the impoverished areas of Niddrie, Bingham, Craigmiller and Magdalene
Charitable purposes
- 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
- Older People
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Objects of the Society are to provide facilities for such forms of recreation and other leisure-time occupation as are conducive to the improvement of the conditions of living of the inhabitants of The Jewel, Edinburgh and the neighbourhood thereof within the Society's sphere of operations as defined from time to time and in particular (but not exclusively) such of the inhabitants as are members of the Mining Community provided that nothing herein contained shall authorise the application of the Property to purposes which are not in law charitable. The Society shall not be identified with any party or sect.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2026 | £267,248 | £45,432 | 0 | 29 April 2026 |
| 31 January 2025 | £110,635 | £27,161 | 0 | 22 October 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | £39,077 | £14,088 | 0 | 15 October 2024 |
| 31 January 2023 | £36,677 | £32,067 | 0 | 14 August 2023 |
| 31 January 2022 | £36,040 | £43,848 | 0 | 23 August 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
- 56 Duddingston Park South
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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