01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC023808
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- EH11 4HU
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 16 April 2014 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC023808 - Lothian Health Projects Forum, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 13 May 1996. Previous charity name - Lothian Community Health Initiatives Forum from 13/05/1996 until 12/12/2018
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We provide leaders of local community health organisations with the opportunity to connect, learn together and to share best practice and resources. We do this through regular forum meetings, special events, training sessions, newsletters, email bulletins.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 The purposes for which the Forum is established shall be wholly and exclusively charitable. 4.2 In particular the purposes of the Forum shall be to advance education, to advance community development and to preserve and protect the good health of people living in the Area of Operation (the 'beneficiaries') by bringing together in association community based health initiatives
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £69,434 | £70,165 | 2 | 9 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £77,697 | £79,159 | 2 | 28 August 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £105,552 | £107,322 | 2 | 13 September 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £49,180 | £57,229 | 2 | 31 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £100,000 | £100,000 | 2 | 18 October 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
- 80 Stenhouse Crescent, Edinburgh , Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.echf.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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