01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042187
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 14
- Postcode
- EH32 9BN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Pennypit Trust are a well established charity, set up in Prestonpans, who support local communities, affected by social, financial and health inequalities. We build strong dependable relationships with children, young people, families and the elderly, providing pathways to services such as community pantry, sports and community development, schools and lunch clubs programmes, targeting holiday hunger and educational disengagement. Our befriending team tackle loneliness, social isolation and health and well being through food provisions. All programmes are supported by a dedicated board of directors, staff and volunteers.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the Trust are to provide recreational facilities or organise recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life and improving the health and education (including but not restricted to physical education) of the inhabitants of the town of Prestonpans and the surrounding localities through the development, improvement and management of, or assisting in the development, improvement and management of the Pennypit Park, Prestonpans, East Lothian and the provision of facilities or activities in Prestonpans and the surrounding localities, declaring that no act of the Trust shall be outwith the scope of these objects by reason only that persons who are not inhabitants of Prestonpans and the surrounding localities may or do benefit by such act
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £451,490 | £533,278 | 14 | 30 March 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £496,758 | £541,288 | 14 | 26 March 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £573,251 | £574,279 | 14 | 25 June 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £464,968 | £472,731 | 14 | 31 March 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £502,249 | £489,421 | 14 | 27 June 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
- The Pennypit Pagoda, North Grange Avenue, Prestonpans
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.pennypittrust.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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