01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC015250
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- EH41 4DA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity was set up in 1967 to bring together “a whole community” by restoring some derelict buildings in Haddington, making them available for community use. The Lamp of Lothian buildings consist of the Granary, Mill the Bridge Centre at Poldrate and Haddington House. The Granary and Mill are utilised by Poldrate Arts and Crafts Centre, the Alistair Grant Hall and Mault House by East Lothian Council as a community centre. Together these buildings, which are solely maintained by the Lamp of Lothian and given free of charge, welcome over 1000 people a week. We are able to offer the use of our buildings free of charge with an income generated from Haddington House Ltd which is let as office space, from donations from a group we set up Friends of the Lamp, from a small grant from One Council Partnership and from fundraising and general donations. The charity is run by a voluntary Board of Trustees assisted by an administrator.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- 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
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the Trust, in pursuit of which the Trust is intended to support and encourage the maintenance of a healthy and creative community within the District of East Lothian are.- (a) the advancement of citizenship or community development. (b) the advancement of the arts, heritage and culture. (c) the provision and organisation of recreational facilities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. and (d) to promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions and in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £143,699 | £182,795 | 1 | 10 June 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £169,958 | £121,853 | 1 | 1 July 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £116,664 | £103,788 | 1 | 28 May 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £109,106 | £81,804 | 1 | 27 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £117,172 | £69,728 | 1 | 16 June 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
- Elizabeth Hamilton Buildings, Poldrate, Haddington, East Lothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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