01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047250
- 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
- EH4 3RU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity was formed to benefit the community of Blackhall, Edinburgh, which comprises the Blackhall School catchment area with the following objects: 1. to advance community development within the community, including urban regeneration. 2. to advance education, including early years and community learning, for the benefit of the public. 3. to provide facilities for recreation, sport and other leisure activities for the health and wellbeing of the public. To that end, the charity has used the community asset transfer process to take ownership of a building within the community (transfer completed in January 2026) and is developing plans for a replacement building to better deliver on the foregoing objectives.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The company has been formed to benefit the community of Blackhall, Edinburgh, defined by the postcode units listed in Appendix 1 (which includes the Blackhall School catchment area) (“the Community”) with the Purposes listed in the sub-articles hereto (“the Purposes”), to be exercised following the principles of sustainable development (where sustainable development means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs), namely: (1) To advance community development within the Community, including urban regeneration. (2) To advance education, including early years and community learning, for the benefit of the public. (3) To provide facilities for recreation, sport and other leisure activities for the health and wellbeing of the public. But only to the extent that the above purposes are consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £22,140 | £1,670 | 0 | 19 June 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £975 | £9,216 | 0 | 27 March 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £861 | £6,588 | 0 | 9 April 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £743 | £23,376 | 0 | 24 April 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £39,305 | £14,271 | 0 | 18 August 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
- Ravelston Park Pavilion
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.blackhallcommunitytrust.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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