OSCR Scottish charity profile

Work Plus Play Hub

Known as Work + Play

ActiveCharity number SC053513
Registered18 July 2024
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC053513
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
EH16 5UF

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The lack of affordable, flexible childcare and workspace solutions for working parents, particularly mothers, often forces them to reduce working hours, decline career opportunities, or leave the workforce entirely. This worsens gender inequality, increases financial hardship, and reinforces social isolation - particularly in deprived areas. The Inch, where we are based, has areas ranked among the most deprived 10% in Scotland. Our innovative, community-led solution provides a coworking space with a supervised play area, ensuring parents can work while their children are in a safe environment. We also offer mental health support and digital access, ensuring both immediate relief and long-term systemic change. By reducing isolation, fostering community connections, and empowering struggling families, we strengthen both individual well-being and the wider family unit. Through an inclusive environment that helps parents and children grow together, we ensure that everyone can thrive.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of health
  • the promotion of equality and diversity
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The organisation’s purposes are: (a) The Advancement of Equality and Diversity: by addressing gender equality through initiatives that support working mothers and advocating for family-friendly policies, the charity works towards reducing the gender pay gap, promoting equality in the workplace and promoting a healthier life/work balance. (b) The Advancement of Health: by offering mental health support services, the charity promotes mental well-being and addresses the mental health challenges faced by working parents, particularly those in deprived areas. (c) The Relief of Those in Need by Financial Hardship or Other Disadvantage: the charity provides an accessible, affordable coworking space and childcare services to individuals who might not otherwise afford such amenities, thereby alleviating financial and social stress.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

2 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 July 2026£0£00Not supplied
31 July 2025£3,209£15704 August 2025

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
225 Gilmerton Road
Website supplied to OSCR
www.workplusplayhub.com
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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