01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049138
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- EH6 5EQ
OSCR note: This charity was established to replace The Edinburgh and Lothian Trust Fund (SC031561). The Edinburgh and Lothian Trust Fund (SC031561) has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to Edinburgh and Lothian Trust Fund SCIO (SC049138) which is a SCIO.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Edinburgh & Lothian Trust Fund SCIO disburses grants to individuals and families in need. The aim of the Fund is the prevention or relief of poverty and/or to assist those in need experiencing illness or disability. The Trust’s funds are restricted to beneficiaries who reside in the City of Edinburgh or the Lothians. A proportion of the funds are allocated for the purposes of social welfare of children and young people in Edinburgh
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The prevention or relief of poverty 4.2 The relief of those in need 4.3 The provision of support whether by way of financial assistance, accommodation, advice or otherwise to individuals or groups of individuals living in the area who, by reason of health, physical or mental disability or otherwise, are in necessitous circumstances. 4.4 The provision of assistance whether financial or otherwise to other charitable organisations operating in the area whose purpose are in the opinion of the Trustees similar to those outlined in subclauses 4.1,4.2 and 4.3 above.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £282,609 | £606,136 | 2 | 4 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £256,339 | £490,232 | 2 | 11 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £826,057 | £404,208 | 2 | 4 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £263,294 | £343,240 | 2 | 2 September 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £254,155 | £299,984 | 2 | 12 October 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
- 222 Leith Walk, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.eltf.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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