01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC029770
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 9
- Postcode
- EH54 6TS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Home Start West Lothian provides support to families in West Lothian with young children. We deliver support in three ways: via trained volunteers, via our network of weekly Groups, and via direct staff support.
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
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Charitable Purposes of the Company ('the Charitable Purposes') are: 3.1.1 to safeguard, protect and preserve the good health, both mental and physical of ` children and parents of children. 3.1.2 to prevent cruelty to or the maltreatment of children. 3.1.3 to relieve sickness, poverty and need amongst children and parents of children. and 3.1.4 to promote the education of the public in better standards of child care. Principally, but not exclusively, within the area of West Lothian and its environs.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £347,317 | £283,166 | 9 | 22 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £247,139 | £256,309 | 9 | 18 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £238,944 | £228,747 | 9 | 9 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £185,778 | £223,296 | 9 | 6 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £287,064 | £233,046 | 9 | 27 September 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
- Cameron House, 13a Fairbairn Road, Kirkton North, Livingston, West Lothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.homestartwl.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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