01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC026998
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH14 1AP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To relieve the needs of the blind or the partially sighted, or those labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which makes reading a strain, resident in the Lothians by the provision of recorded news items.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To relieve the needs of the blind or the partially sighted, or those labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which makes reading a strain, resident in the Lothians by the provision of recorded news items.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £0 | £433 | 0 | 1 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £24 | £252 | 0 | 6 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £16 | £244 | 0 | 13 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £323 | £543 | 0 | 29 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £115 | £262 | 0 | 1 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
- 25 Meggetland Terrace, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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