01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC027000
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 20
- Postcode
- EH41 3PF
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Carers of East Lothian (CoEL) focuses on supporting carers so that they can continue to care for others. We can provide anything from a bit of practical advice when needed through to much more support for carers who are struggling to cope with the physical and emotional demands of caring for someone on a full time basis. Our aims are to support all adults in a caring situation in East Lothian to get information and services to help their individual caring role, enhance their own wellbeing and strengthen their collective voice to improve services.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- 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
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company's objects are to relieve poverty, advance education, further health, relieve suffering and distress and any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of these purposes all in order that the conditions of life of carers in East Lothian and its environs may be improved.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £679,840 | £732,126 | 20 | 22 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £632,803 | £684,654 | 20 | 19 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £620,594 | £654,852 | 20 | 31 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £583,835 | £523,245 | 20 | 29 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £496,333 | £479,034 | 20 | 22 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
- Carers of East Lothian, East Lothian Community Hospital, Alderston Road, Haddington
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.coel.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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