01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC039623
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH17 8XN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Edinburgh & Lothians Twins & Multiples Club (ELTMC) is a registered charity dedicated to supporting families in Edinburgh and the Lothians who are expecting or raising twins, triplets, or higher-order multiples. Our mission is to offer helpful information and build a supportive network of multiple birth families, empowering parents to give their children the best possible start in life. The club is run by members, for members - a community built on shared experience and mutual support.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To give encouragement and support to the parents of twins, triplets or more. To advance the education of the public about the incidence and effects of multiple births. To promote greater appreciation within the medical profession of the problems of multiple births. To increase public and professional awareness of the special needs of multiples and their families. To profuce and disseminate information and literature for the parents of twins and more.. Advance the educational and social development of pre-school children with the emphasis on the play experience so that they take a constuctive place in the community and also to advance the education of their parents and other appropriate persons.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £4,160 | £2,315 | 0 | 31 March 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,792 | £2,823 | 0 | 18 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | £2,016 | £3,477 | 0 | 16 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,527 | £3,275 | 0 | 16 May 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £361 | £1,038 | 0 | 6 February 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
- 6 Goldeneye Gait, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.edinburghtwins.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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