OSCR Scottish charity profile

Newhaven Heritage Centre

ActiveCharity number SC044837
Registered1 May 2014
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC044837
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH6 4NA

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Founded in 1504, Newhaven was a close-knit fishing community until 1960s redevelopment scattered its population. Newhaven Heritage works to restore this lost sense of belonging by promoting the village's place within the history of Scotland. We operate a harbourside police box every Saturday morning to engage with passers-by, publish free quarterly journals, and have developed a QR-coded heritage trail around the village. We are currently developing a family-friendly trail intended mainly for children and we are building a virtual museum to replace the popular community museum that was once located t the harbour that closed in 2006 due to Council constraints.

Charitable purposes

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

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

Its purpose is to further the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture, citizenship and. community development by promoting and supporting the establishment and maintenance of a comprehensive Heritage Centre for the village and environs of Newhaven.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 November 2025£3,548£5,294014 July 2026
30 November 2024£4,625£7,86103 August 2025
30 November 2023£8,669£11,857029 July 2024
30 November 2022£31,609£20,142022 September 2023
30 November 2021£19,036£5,936013 May 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
15/3 Newhaven Main Street, Newhaven, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
www.newhavenheritage.scot
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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