01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC051291
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH39 5HS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To support groups and organisations and/or individuals in East Lothian and elsewhere who are considered to be worthy recipients of funding being distributed on a purely charitable basis to one or more of the charitable causes narrated in clause 5.2 of the Constitution.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of health
- the saving of lives
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- 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
- the promotion of religious or racial harmony
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- the advancement of animal welfare
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The purpose of the SCIO is to support groups and organisations and/or individuals in East Lothian and elsewhere who are considered to be worthy recipients of funding being distributed on a purely charitable basis for one or more of the following charitable causes:- (a) the prevention or relief of poverty, (b) the advancement of education, (c) the advancement of religion, (d) the advancement of health, (e) the saving of lives, (f) the advancement of citizenship or community development, (g) the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science, (h) the advancement of public participation in sport, (i) 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, (j) the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation, (k) the promotion of religious or racial harmony, (l) the promotion of equality and diversity, (m) the advancement of environmental protection or improvement, (n) the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, (o) the advancement of animal welfare, (p) any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £290,366 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £206,708 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 24 July 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £305,040 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £186,944 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 16 June 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £323,945 | £322,958 | £0 | £0 | £987 | £0 | £200,014 | £0 | £200,000 | £14 | 0 | 21 November 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £83,648 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £13 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 27 June 2023 |
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 Renaissance Club , Cowden Hill Drive , Gullane , North Berwick
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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