01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048384
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- EH15 1LT
OSCR note: Previous name- Portobello Older Peoples Project SCIO from 17/05/2018 to 23/06/2025. This charity was established to replace Portobello Older Peoples Project (SC024513) Portobello Older Peoples Project (SC024513) has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to Portobello Older Peoples Project SCIO (SC048384) which is a SCIO
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
POPP is a lunch and social club for lonely, isolated older people. It offers them the chance to get out of their homes, share a meal and participate in social activities such as games, discussions, entertainments, and outings. It runs twice a week, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from the Portobello Baptist Church Hall. There are around 20 members at any one time. We rent the church hall, hire a minibus from a local transport charity to collect members from, and return them to, their homes, and the meal is provided at subsidised rates by Portobello High School. We charge members a modest fee. POPP is led by a management committee. There are currently five Trustees, including a Chair and Treasurer. POPP’s constitution provides for volunteers and members to each have a representative on the Committee, with the volunteer representative position currently filled. Day-to-day management is provided by a part-time, paid Project Organiser, supported by up to 20 volunteers.
Charitable purposes
- 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 relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, its purposes are to: 4.1 Provide relief to those in need by reason of disadvantage and provide recreational activities through the: 4.1.1 provision of a social and lunch club to older people to reduce social isolation and support mental and physical wellbeing of such persons 4.1.2 provision of respite to carers of such older person
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £31,555 | £32,543 | 1 | 12 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £30,012 | £28,357 | 1 | 3 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £21,830 | £24,621 | 1 | 4 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £13,725 | £17,707 | 1 | 17 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £16,990 | £12,898 | 1 | 19 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
- 38 Brighton Place, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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