01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050034
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- KY15 5JT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Lucky Ewe is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) established in 2020 with a clear, compassionate purpose: to open doors for people who need a different kind of learning environment — one rooted in nature, practical experience, and patient encouragement. Based at Lucky Ewe Farm near Cupar in North East Fife, the charity provides meaningful, hands-on placements in farming, husbandry of a small flock of dairy sheep,land management, and rural skills for people of all abilities, including those with additional support needs, mental health challenges, learning differences, or social disadvantage. We do this by: Offering real farm placements. Providing patient, person-centred mentoring. Creating a safe, structured environment. Using nature, animals, and community as tools for growth towards further education or employment - with some achieving Saltire Awards, Kings Trust Awards, SCQF qualifications. Celebrating every achievement, no matter how small.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The SCIO’s purposes are to benefit the community of Fife including all KY postcodes and DD6, of those people who support the purposes or would benefit from the purposes set out below (‘the Community’). 4.1 The advancement of Education. by fostering and promoting vocational, social, and life skills. Lucky Ewe will provide experiential learning opportunities in land-based food production for people with additional support needs 4.2 The relief of those in need by reason of ill-health, disability, or other disadvantage. Lucky Ewe placements will be open to those with ill-health, disability, or other disadvantage such as care-leavers, history of substance misuse, 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 2025 | £109,359 | £80,992 | 3 | 22 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £109,359 | £80,992 | 3 | 24 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £70,309 | £51,756 | 3 | 9 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £59,587 | £35,425 | 3 | 31 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £31,484 | £7,975 | 3 | 7 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
- 15 Ceres Road, Cupar, Fife
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.luckyewe.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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