01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042249
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 5
- Postcode
- EH39 5NT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Leuchie is the national respite charity giving families a break from the physical and emotional responsibilities of caring for a loved one. We are dedicated to supporting individuals and families living with a neurological condition such as MS, MND, Parkinson's and stroke through short respite breaks and outreach services. Our expert team work to transform lives by improving health, enabling independence, and tackling loneliness. We provide a range of settings that suit the health needs and circumstances of the individual and their family. These include short breaks with 24-hour nursing and care, therapies, social activities and outings at Leuchie House, accessible self-catering accommodation for all the family or regular at-home support. Through innovative partnership working and research, we are reimagining the delivery of respite as a way of meeting wider health and social care outcomes for the families we support.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(a) To advance health by enhancing the quality of life of people affected by long term physical disability, including carers, through the provision and promotion of respite care or short breaks for respite purposes, and the provision and promotion of knowledge and understanding of long term conditions and of available services, in order to improve care and support for people affected by long term conditions and their families and carers and otherwise generally to promote the advancement of health and quality of life amongst people within the United Kingdom. and (b) To promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions and in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit The expressions 'charitable purpose' or 'charitable object' shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts and a 'charitable institution' shall mean a body on the Scottish Charity Register which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £3,372,732 | £3,354,929 | 5 | 31 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £3,011,930 | £3,174,998 | 5 | 25 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £3,145,234 | £2,784,709 | 5 | 29 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £2,008,135 | £2,469,714 | 5 | 15 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £2,925,080 | £2,519,774 | 5 | 30 September 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
- Leuchie House National Respite Centre, Leuchie House, North Berwick, East Lothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.leuchiehouse.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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