01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC020384
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH11 2LH
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 27/02/2017 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Lothian Conservation Volunteers SC020384 which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 17/03/1992.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
LCV undertakes practical nature conservation activities in and around the Lothians (and occasionally further afield). We provide transport, tools and training to allow volunteers to do this work, supporting colleagues in councils and other organisations with land managed for conservation in achieving their goals. In the 2024/25 year we provided 652 volunteer-days of labour on 59 tasks for 23 different clients. Example activities include invasive species removal, path maintenance, tree planting/maintenance, pond management and many more.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To advance environmental protection and improvement in the Lothians and elsewhere for the benefit of the environment and the public by doing practical work to create and maintain nature reserves and other sites of biological, scientific or environmental importance. 4.2 To advance the education of the public in the principles and practice of environmental conservation by providing volunteering opportunities and training in practical conservation skills.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £13,715 | £8,477 | 0 | 14 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £4,595 | £5,787 | 0 | 11 July 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £16,210 | £55,154 | 0 | 20 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £30,653 | £4,959 | 0 | 28 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £3,688 | £3,092 | 0 | 23 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
- 4 (2F1) Murieston Terrace, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.lcv.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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