01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC027495
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 5
- Postcode
- EH16 4DP
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 21 February 2022 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC182226], company name: [Craigmillar Literacy Trust).
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We work with children, young people, parents/carers, and other adults to achieve our vision that every individual is empowered through literacy. Our work is underpinned by a belief that literacy programmes lay a solid foundation for future learning and wellbeing. We are based in the diverse Greater Craigmillar community in Edinburgh with its history of community development and ongoing social and economic challenges including high levels of poverty, health inequalities and lower levels of educational attainment. In response, Craigmillar Literacy Trust provides quality opportunities and resources which otherwise are unavailable or unaffordable for children, young people, and families. Our main activities include home visiting, early communication support, Rhymetimes, Storytimes, Family Literacy Groups, young people’s groups, training for parents and carers and Bookgifting.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of education, lifelong learning and life chances through the provision of activities related to advancing literacy and reading. 4.2 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture and science through the promotion of literacy and reading. 4.3 The organisation of cultural and leisure activities to enhance quality of life, including for those who have need of them because of socio-economic disadvantage. 4.4 The prevention or relief of poverty.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £107,875 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £133,600 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 1 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £145,807 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £132,481 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 10 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £136,606 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £117,823 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 18 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £122,002 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £112,197 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 21 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £130,796 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £106,791 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 15 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
- Craigmillar Literacy Trust, 2B Greendykes Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.craigmillarliteracytrust.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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