01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043523
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 7
- Postcode
- EH33 1LH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The prevention or relief of poverty in East Lothian. It does this through 3 key areas of activity. the provision of emergency food and daily essentials for those without enough money to live on. working with the community partners in providing effective advice and support for those living with financial hardship. and influencing policy towards the eradication of poverty in East Lothian.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 The prevention or relief of poverty in East Lothian by providing emergency food supplies to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty 4.2 To provide services to people who have need of them by reason of their age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 7 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £656,853 | £623,026 | 7 | 7 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £679,046 | £564,824 | 7 | 7 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £850,188 | £643,567 | 7 | 27 November 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £156,707 | £141,620 | 7 | 14 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
- 3 Civic Square, Tranent, East Lothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.eastlothian.foodbank.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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