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East Lothian Special Needs Playschemes, SC017097

Registered charity from 16 June 1990 Ceased date: 21 May 2021

There is important information in the notes section for this Charity

Charity Details

This shows the latest contact address that OSCR has been given for the charity.AddressCommunity Centre
8 Law Road
North Berwick

This is the latest postcode that the charity has supplied.PostcodeEH39 4PN

Shown where the charity has supplied us with a link to its website.Websitewww.elsnp.co.uk

Charities are shown as Standard charities, Registered Social Landlords, or Cross-Border charities. These last two will link through to other Regulators’ websites, where you may be able to view the charity’s accounts.Regulatory Type Standard

Reason For Removal

These are taken directly from the charity's constitution. A charity's objects describe what the charity has been legally set up to achieve. They do not necessarily describe all of the activities the charity carries out in order to achieve these objects. Object:

The purposes of the charity in supporting young people aged 5-18 years with a disability, who live within the East Lothian area, shall be the following: 2.1 Advancement of citizenship, education and community development. 2.2 The provision and organisation of recreational activities. 2.3 The promotion of equality and diversity. 2.4 The relief of those in need. This is achieved by offering Playschemes, Youth Clubs and other social opportunities which: a) Provide access to recreational opportunities for disabled young people. b) Provide support, guidance and supervision to enable disabled young people to participate in recreational activities. c) Involve disabled young people and their families in the planning of services offered. d) Raise awareness and provide training to break down barriers and build inclusion. e) Improve the quality of life for young people with disabilities by offering opportunities for increased social interaction in their local community. f) Provide respite to the families/carers of disabled young people.

Details of the charity's operations

Current status of the charity.Charity Status: Removed

When the charity last submitted a change in information.Last Updated: 22 Aug 2022

Whether the charity is a Trust, Company, Unincorporated Association, SCIO, Educational Endowment, Industrial & Provident Society or Statutory Corporation, the date it became that form, and any previous forms it may have had.Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association

Constitutional Form Date: 16 Jun 1990

This best describes how local or widespread the work of the charity is.Geographical Spread: Wider, but within one local authority area

This local authority area in which the charity is currently operating.Main Operating Location: East Lothian

The Charity and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act sets out 15 charitable purposes and one analogous purpose.Purposes: "the advancement of citizenship or community development","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 promotion of equality and diversity","the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"

This lists which beneficiary groups the charity has identified as being the main focus of activities: children / young people, older people, people with disabilities or health problems, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other defined groups, no specific group or for the benefit of the community, other charities / voluntary bodies.Beneficiaries: "Children or young people","People with disabilities or health problems"

This sets out the types of activity undertaken by the charity from the following: it makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals, it makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations, it carries out activities or services itself, it does none of these.Types of activity undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"

Notes: This charity is in the process of being wound up and will transfer all its assets and liabilities to Can-Do (SC049885). Can-Do (SC049885) is a SCIO and has been established to replace East Lothian Special Needs Playschemes (SC017097).

Annual Information Submission History

The end of the financial year for which accounts and information has been requested. Year End	The gross income for the period. Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	The date the return was validated by OSCR. Accounts Received	The accounts available to view have had personal data such as signatures and addresses redacted (blacked out) to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. The charity’s accounts are the responsibility of the charity trustees and any queries regarding the content of the accounts should be directed to the charity in the first instance. OSCR accepts no liability for the accuracy of the charity’s accounts nor any decision based upon them. Latest Accounts
31 Mar 2016	£172,345	£173,504	28 Sep 2016	Yes
31 Mar 2017	£168,479	£173,425	02 Oct 2017	Yes
31 Mar 2018	£221,134	£195,929	27 Sep 2018	Yes
31 Mar 2019	£249,009	£228,961	01 Oct 2019	Yes
30 Sep 2020	£375,945	£357,815	10 Feb 2021	Yes	Annual Report and Accounts_ELSNP_Sep20_ SIGNED_Redacted 1
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSCR allowed an additional 9 months grace period for charities that were overdue/late when their annual information due by date fell between 01 March 2020 and 31 March 2021. If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

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