01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC017954
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 33
- Postcode
- EH7 5QY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
LCiL works with disabled people to take control of their own lives, support their choice to take up their rights and enable their full participation in society' LCiL’s aims are: • To provide a range of services to support independent living, developed and managed by and for disabled people • To support the right of disabled people to live independently and take control of their own lives • To provide the opportunity for disabled people to further their own personal and professional development • To promote the social inclusion and individual choice of disabled people • To challenge the attitudes, and the physical and social barriers that create disability LCiL’s objectives are: • To provide information, support and training to disabled people to enable them to set up their own independent living packages • To provide a payroll service for disabled people who employ their own support staff • To provide an accurate, up to date and
Charitable purposes
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- 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
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To promote choice, status, independence and the opportunity to live a full and rewarding life as competent and valued members of the community for people with impairments, thus preventing segregation and reducing dependency,
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,056,695 | £973,773 | 33 | 24 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £998,136 | £910,454 | 33 | 20 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £935,758 | £884,706 | 33 | 30 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £893,090 | £798,943 | 33 | 3 March 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £857,531 | £800,654 | 33 | 31 December 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
- Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.lothiancil.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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