01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050202
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 14
- Postcode
- EH331AF
OSCR note: East Lothian Play Association, SC030069 has wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to East Lothian Play Association SCIO SC050202. East Lothian Play Association SC050202 was created to replace East Lothian Play Association SC030069
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Choose Play (East Lothian Play Association) is a dynamic local charity supporting the right to play. We deliver place-based community support to children and families through play, with the aim of supporting children, families and communities to flourish.· For many families, ensuring their children get sufficient outdoor play to meet their social and developmental needs is challenging, and access to play spaces and opportunities are not equal. We address inequalities by focusing on areas of higher deprivation and working with families with children with additional support needs. Choose Play raises understanding of the value of play and increases adults’ confidence to provide play. We aim to: · Make healthy, nurturing places to play, especially outdoors in nature · Enable children’s idea and views to be heard and have influence · Enthuse and support families, schools and communities to make play happen · Deliver inclusive and accessible play opportunities in all seasons.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation’s purposes are: (i) the advancement of education (ii) 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 (iii) the advancement of human right, in particular, children’s right to play as enshrined in article 31 of the UN Convention of the Rights of the child.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £130,801 | £126,021 | 14 | 18 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £124,006 | £115,439 | 14 | 12 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £152,704 | £122,397 | 14 | 19 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £47,693 | £112,265 | 14 | 3 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £0 | £0 | 14 | 11 November 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
- The Fraser Centre, 3A Winton Place, Tranent, East Lothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.elpa.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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