01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047701
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 13
- Postcode
- EH49 7HZ
OSCR note: Low Port Out of School Club SCIO SC047701 was established to replace Low Port Out Of School Club SC028815.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
LPOOSC SCIO operates a breakfast club before school and an after school club. The club is also open for full days on school staff in service days and most school holidays. The purpose of the club is to promote and support the care and education of young children (up to the age of 14) attending school in the Linlithgow area, who need out of school care during and outwith term time.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
7.1 The SCIO will, in such manner as the Charity Trustees consider appropriate, promote, advance and further its charitable purposes by: 7.1.1 promoting and supporting the care and education of young children (ordinarily up to the age of 14 with ages and/or school years being reviewed by the Charity Trustees from time to time) attending school in the Linlithgow area, who need out of school care during (and out with) term time. and 7.1.2 providing facilities for recreation with a view to supporting the care, education and learning of/by those children. 7.2 For the purposes of the 2005 Act the following charitable purposes are (i) particularly relevant and (ii) are the charitable purposes identified as applicable from section 7 of the 2005 Act:- 7.2 .1 the advancement of education. and 7.2.2 the relief of those in need by reason of age (young children). 7.3 For the purposes of the Taxes Acts the provisions set out in clauses 7.1 and 7.2 shall be read together to ensure the charitable purposes of the SCIO are compliant with the Taxes Acts.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £199,854 | £197,747 | 13 | 25 May 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £176,380 | £171,621 | 13 | 25 May 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | £179,019 | £165,797 | 13 | 8 May 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | £167,627 | £133,599 | 13 | 24 April 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | £117,268 | £136,935 | 13 | 24 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
- c/o Low Port Primary School, Blackness Road, Linlithgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.lpoosc.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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