01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049401
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- EH16 5UF
OSCR note: This charity has been established to replace Inch Community Education Centre Association (SC001317). Inch Community Education Centre Association (SC001317) intends to wind up and pass its assets and liabilities to Inch Community Association (SC049401).
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Association manages the local community centre at Inch House (previously operated by Inch Community Education Centre Association – SC001317), in order to provide a range of services and facilities for the local Inch community, in accordance with the Charitable purposes set out in the Inch Community Association (ICA) Constitution.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- 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
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
5. The SCIO's purposes are to benefit principally the community of the Inch district within the City of Edinburgh ('the Inch District') which comprises the area delineated within the postcode district EH16 on the plan annexed to this document (designated as 'Annex A' ) with the following objects: 5.1 the advancement of citizenship and community development (including the advancement of urban regeneration) principally within the Inch District. 5.2 the advancement of education among the residents of the Inch District and elsewhere through the development and implementation of programmes of community education. 5.3 to provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure-time occupation, for the benefit of the residents of the Inch District. 5.4 to advance arts, heritage and culture by fostering a greater awareness of history, arts and architecture within the Inch District and beyond, especially of the history, arts and architecture of Scotland, promoted in an inclusive manner and expressing openness to all.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £59,755 | £43,974 | 2 | 31 March 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £35,100 | £44,032 | 2 | 31 March 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £32,488 | £34,896 | 2 | 30 March 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £13,506 | £1,926 | 2 | 30 March 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £100 | £0 | 2 | 30 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
- Inch Community Association, Inch House, 225 Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.inchhouse.scot
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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