OSCR Scottish charity profile

Lochee Community Larder & Café SCIO

ActiveCharity number SC048968
Registered18 January 2019
Main locationDundee City
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC048968
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
2
Postcode
DD2 3AA
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OSCR note: Previous name - Lochee Community Larder SCIO from 18/01/2019 to 10/05/2023

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Our charity creates a welcoming, trauma-informed space where people facing poverty, isolation, and hardship can access nutritious food, practical support and build community. We redistribute surplus food with dignity, offer warm spaces and drop-ins, and run inclusive, volunteer-led activities and fun days. Our services are low-barrier and shaped by lived experience, with a focus on safety, choice, and empowerment. Volunteers are central to our work, supported through clear onboarding, peer mentoring, and flexible roles. We collaborate with local partners to strengthen networks and promote sustainability. Our values—compassion, dignity, equity, accessibility, and collaboration—guide everything we do. We envision a community where everyone feels safe, connected, and able to thrive.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

1 organisation's purposes are: 1.1 The advancement of community development and social welfare of all. 1.3 The promotion of equal opportunities for all. 1.4 The promotion of environmentally friendly lifestyles and reducing food waste.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£109,082£122,188230 September 2025
31 March 2024£124,168£98,126221 June 2024
31 March 2023£89,761£71,72724 July 2023
31 March 2022£23,243£37,159217 October 2022
31 March 2021£45,036£28,034221 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
15, Whorterbank, Dundee
Website supplied to OSCR
https://www.facebook.com/LocheeCommunityLarderSCIO/
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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