01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049919
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 7
- Postcode
- EH6 4HY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We 'bring people together'. We offer a warm welcome to our entire community, from new parents and people living with dementia, to younger and older people and visitors. We offer support to everyone in our local community and reduce social isolation. Our aim is to provide opportunities for people of all ages to come together through mutually beneficial and purposeful activities.
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 carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The charity's purposes are to benefit the community of Newhaven, Edinburgh, as defined and described in the schedule to the constitution, ('the Community') with the following objects: 1 the advancement of education and social welfare principally within the Community. 2 the provision of recreational facilities principally within the Community. 3 the advancement of arts, heritage, culture and citizenship, principally within the Community. 4 to promote, establish, operate and/or support any other charitable projects or initiatives for the benefit of the Community. and 5 to foster a community spirit for the achievement of these aims and other similar aims as may by law be deemed charitable, but only to the extent that the above purposes are consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 7 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £594,045 | £303,311 | 7 | 6 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £354,670 | £240,996 | 7 | 23 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £828,488 | £99,248 | 7 | 11 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £19,556 | £9,872 | 7 | 11 September 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
- The Heart of Newhaven Community, 4-6 Newhaven Main Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://heartofnewhaven.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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