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YMCA Edinburgh, SC004425
Registered charity from 29 July 1964 Ceased date: 24 February 2020
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.Address1 Junction Place
Edinburgh
This is the latest postcode that the charity has supplied.PostcodeEH6 5JA
Shown where the charity has supplied us with a link to its website.Websiteymcaedinburgh.com
The name of the parent charity.Parent Charity NameYMCA
The registered number of the parent charity.Parent Charity Registration NumberSC013792
The country in which the parent charity was registered.Parent Charity Country of RegistrationScotland
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:
to promote Christ's Kingdom among young people (b) to safeguard its Christian basis, purpose, aims and character (c) to formulate and implement development policies (d) to promote events by which aims, purposes and programme may be furthered, in keeping with Appendix C of the Constitution of The National Council as amended from time to time and for reference set out in Appendix A hereto.
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: 20 Jul 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: 29 Jul 1964
This best describes how local or widespread the work of the charity is.Geographical Spread: A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
This local authority area in which the charity is currently operating.Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
The Charity and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act sets out 15 charitable purposes and one analogous purpose.Purposes: "the advancement of education","the advancement of religion","the advancement of citizenship or community development","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","Older People","No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
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 YMCA Edinburgh SCIO, SC048494.
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 Aug 2014 £243,941 £240,396 07 May 2015 Yes
31 Aug 2015 £286,858 £270,492 14 Mar 2016 Yes
31 Aug 2016 £315,173 £296,121 27 Feb 2017 Yes
31 Aug 2017 £298,356 £289,009 18 Jun 2018 Yes
31 Aug 2018 £303,882 £301,915 06 May 2019 Yes 2019-05-21 accs re - SC004425 - YMCA Edinburgh_Redacted 1
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