OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Fraser Centre Community Trust

Known as The Fraser Centre

ActiveCharity number SC043597
Registered27 November 2012
Main locationEast Lothian
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC043597
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
17
Postcode
EH33 1AF

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The Fraser Centre Community Trust is a community led charity who have built a new community hub for learning, development, arts & entertainment, employment & training in the heart of Tranent, East Lothian.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • 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

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To promote the Fraser Centre building as a quality local venue accessible to the whole community without distinction of sex, or political, religious or other opinions, by associating the local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of Tranent and surrounding areas. 4.2 To advance education by facilitating and coordinating training activities and classes to engage all members of the community and in particular aimed at supporting people who face social and economic challenges. 4.3 To hold education, arts and entertainment activities including conferences, training projects, concerts and a cinema, with a focus on family entertainment. 4.4 To involve volunteers to help ensure the services offered meet the needs of the community, and help to provide new skills and perspectives and increase our contact and involvement with the community. 4.5 To develop a small number of social enterprise initiatives to contribute to the sustainability of the organisation for example a performance space, venue Hire - conference facilities and meeting rooms, cinema, and cafe with a view to reinvest any profit/surplus back into the further development of The Fraser Centre facilities.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£346,669£315,3711721 December 2025
31 March 2024£297,844£284,1741728 December 2024
31 March 2023£205,225£252,7081727 December 2023
31 March 2022£152,738£165,9471723 December 2022
31 March 2021£386,451£91,008175 March 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 Fraser Centre, 3a Winton Place, Tranent, East Lothian
Website supplied to OSCR
www.thefrasercentre.com
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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