01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038295
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- EH54 5EH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To achieve its objects as noted above, the charity sets out : i. To encourage increased membership of credit unions by formulating a programme of education, presentations and talks. ii. To enable people to develop and improve their skills in managing their own finances through membership of a credit union. iii. To enable people to understand the benefits of membership to a credit union. iv. To effectively promote the services of credit unions by speaking to groups within the local community who are most in need of financial help and advice. v. To promote the benefits of credit union membership to financially excluded groups within the local community vi. To fund an employee who has acted as a schools co-ordinator to assist in education relating to financial management.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
To further the advancement of. education of the public in matters relating to financial management and responsibility, savings and 'debt control.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £19,029 | £12,574 | 1 | 25 June 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £11,747 | £12,043 | 1 | 29 May 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £10,749 | £10,021 | 1 | 30 May 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £4,423 | £8,992 | 1 | 22 June 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £9,587 | £8,122 | 1 | 6 July 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
- 2A Shiel Walk, Almondbank Centre, Craigshill, Livingston
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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