01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC045701
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 21
- Postcode
- EH8 8DL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Light Up Learning provides one-to-one mentoring for high school students in Edinburgh and the Lothians. The programme aims to address issues of unequal access to education and disengagement in the classroom by creating low-stress, supportive, and playful learning environments for young people who have experienced disadvantage. We place each student in charge of their own learning and give them the resources, skills, and contacts they need to achieve their potential.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
Light Up Learning is established for charitable purposes only. Our object is to advance education, and in particular to enhance the learning experience for young people from non-privileged backgrounds. We achieve this by promoting a love of learning in the young people that we work with, and by supporting them as they seek to achieve the best possible educational, social and personal outcomes for themselves.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £242,558 | £289,082 | 21 | 2 February 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £284,152 | £250,992 | 21 | 6 February 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £264,073 | £199,825 | 21 | 1 November 2023 |
| 30 June 2022 | £237,861 | £119,480 | 21 | 8 March 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £188,664 | £110,740 | 21 | 29 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
- Light Up Learning, c/o The Melting Pot, 15 Calton Rd, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- lightuplearning.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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