OSCR Scottish charity profile

Richmond Café Project

Known as The Richmond Cafe Project

ActiveCharity number SC031536
Registered26 April 2001
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC031536
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH16 4PA

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Every Wednesday we hold a free community café, staffed by volunteers. It is a place to have a warm drink, chat and enjoy some company. Every Thursday we hold a Fair Share in our hall giving access to food and helping those who are experiencing food poverty. The café is also open giving people time to chat with friends.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of health
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Niddrie area of Edinburgh and in particular the unemployed, elderly, homeless and those with addiction problems, to relieve the isolation of those who are lonely. to further the good health of the aforementioned persons and in particular to make representations for and to operate such facilities as are deemed necessary including the operation of a cafe/drop in facility.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2026£0£00Not supplied
31 March 2025£13,232£20,571028 December 2025
31 March 2024£22,797£30,729031 December 2024
31 March 2023£40,047£37,957027 December 2023
31 March 2022£31,149£33,501029 April 2022

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
227/229 Niddrie Mains Road, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
https://www.richmondcraigmillarchurch.org/
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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