01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC015342
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 11
- Postcode
- KY2 6LF
OSCR note: The SCIO was incorporated on 19 December 2013 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Linton Lane Centre SC015342 which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 28 February 1937.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To provide a programme of leisure and support activities to provide for the needs of the surrounding community. This covers from babies to senior citizens, Kirkcaldy Foodbank are based in the centre along with Polish School, Chest Heart and Stroke, Family Contact, Youth Clubs to name a few groups. The Board are local people elected at the AGM and the centre has a CEO with over 29 years of experience and four part time staff. Grants are sourced to run various groups/lunch club which then employs sessional staff. The centre is celebrating 60 years next year in the Heart of the Community.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 To foster community spirit and promote the interests of the people of Kirkcaldy and environs through providing a focus for community, educational and social activity. 4.2 Providing and sustaining well-maintained, friendly, welcoming and accessible premises for local groups and organisations to rent or use for community, educational, recreational and social activity with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities are provided 4.3 Advancing citizenship and community development through providing and supporting opportunities for volunteering and civic responsibility through encouraging engagement of the Centre and Centre groups in a range of activities 4.4 Advancing education by providing and promoting the benefits of community and educational activity 4.5 Developing opportunities which may be beneficial to the general community and particularly vulnerable groups • Hosting or running activities and clubs which are relevant to the wants and needs of the children and young people of Kirkcaldy and environs and their families and which are open to all, and to undertake activities relevant to the ages of the children and young people which aim to: • Build their self-esteem and self-confidence • Develop their ability to manage personal & social relationships • Create learning and develop new skills • Build their capacity to consider risk and make reasoned decisions and take control • Develop a world view which widens horizons and invites social commitment
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £185,053 | £135,762 | 11 | 10 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £196,892 | £209,843 | 11 | 1 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £103,194 | £110,780 | 11 | 12 June 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £79,988 | £118,095 | 11 | 3 July 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £86,115 | £73,459 | 11 | 14 September 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
- Linton Lane, Kirkcaldy, Fife
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.lintonlanecentre.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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