01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC028191
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 27
- Postcode
- EH22 3BN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Women's Aid East and Midlothian provides specialist information, support, advocacy and temporary refuge accommodation to women, children and young people who have been subjected to domestic abuse
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Company has been formed to benefit the community of women, trans-women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse in the areas of Midlothian and East Lothian. The company's objects are: a) The relief of those in need by providing safe accommodation to women, children and young people with experience of domestic abuse b) To advance the human rights of women and children and promoting, protecting and safeguarding women's equality by actively campaigning to end violence against women c) To generate personal, social and community awareness on domestic abuse in order to create responses that protect the rights of all citizens
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,351,752 | £1,364,942 | 27 | 20 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,257,505 | £1,248,351 | 27 | 2 April 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,257,505 | £1,248,351 | 27 | 6 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,204,426 | £1,078,412 | 27 | 12 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,084,712 | £985,674 | 27 | 25 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
- 3 Eskview Villas, Dalkeith, Midlothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.womensaideml.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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