01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047747
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 29
- Postcode
- EH17 8EY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
ECP-Education Centre is a social organisation, which aim is to cultivate and sustain the memory of Poland by offering Polish language tuitions and celebrating the Polish heritage. Also, further charitable purposes primary by operating to promote and support the integration of Poles living in Edinburgh and surrounding area with the local community. The main activities undertaken in relation to those purposes during the period. The main aim of ECP-Education Centre SCIO is to promote Polish language, culture and to support integration of Polish minority children with local community.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the promotion of equality and diversity
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
3.1 The charitable purposes of the SCIO ('the Charitable Purposes') are: 3.1.1 The advancement of education through 3.1.1.1 the delivery of educational programmes and activities and by supporting Polish children living in Scotland to attend and learn through teaching English, Polish, history, literature music, integration and any other relevant subject. and 3.1.1.2 providing English education to children and adults in Poland and operating English nurseries, schools and educational camps in Poland. 3.1.2 The advancement of heritage through 3.1.2.1 preserving and developing the culture and heritage of Poland by initiating, supporting and delivering projects celebrating and promoting Polish history, language and culture in Scotland and elsewhere. and 3.1.2.2 promoting British culture in Poland. 3.1.3 The promotion of equality and diversity through: 3.1.3.1 organising and supporting educational programmes, events and other initiatives related to the use of the Polish language outside of Poland. 3.1.3.2 active promotion of bilingualism among the Polish communities.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £325,262 | £288,146 | 29 | 23 June 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £218,641 | £224,876 | 29 | 24 June 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £147,198 | £142,461 | 29 | 10 June 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £110,733 | £135,192 | 29 | 30 June 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £74,954 | £37,715 | 29 | 30 June 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
- 8 Burdiehouse Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://ecp-scotland.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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