OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Lothians Radio Society

ActiveCharity number SC045038
Registered11 August 2014
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC045038
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH10 7BU

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

We continue to meet the objectives of our charitable status 1. Educational:- we run a program of lectures and presentations and also practical use of radio equipment 2. Advising and assisting disadvantaged people such as the visually or physically impaired in setting up and using radio frequency equipment 3. Environmental:- Encouraging the reuse of redundant radio frequency and related equipment by biannual sales, adverts on our website and individuals

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • 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
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The association's main object is: (a) Educational To promulgate the appreciation and understanding of radio frequency technology and its impact both from current and historic perspectives Subsidiary objects are: (b) Advising and assisting disadvantaged people such as the visually or physically impaired in setting up and using radio frequency equipment. (c) Environmental Encouraging the reuse of redundant radio frequency equipment.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 May 2025£1,343£1,137014 February 2026
31 May 2024£1,317£1,184018 December 2024
31 May 2023£953£856016 August 2023
31 May 2022£716£869027 October 2022
31 May 2021£70£156010 December 2021

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
10 Swanston Avenue, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
www.lothiansradiosociety.com
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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