Charity Details

Awards Plus in Edinburgh & The Lothians Ltd

SC027771Registered charity from 14 December 1998

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Notes:

Previous legal name Friends Of The Award In Edinburgh & The Lothians from 14 December 1998 to 13 June 2023.

Charity Information:

Address The Risk Factory
20 New Mart Road
Edinburgh

Postcode EH14 1RL

Website https://www.fota.org.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

2 The company’s objects are: 2.1 To provide opportunities to participate in youth awards to all young people (14 – 25) in Edinburgh and the Lothians 2.2 To advance the life chances and physical and mental wellbeing of young people in Edinburgh and the Lothians by providing access to alternative education and qualifications and improving citizenship and community development by supporting young people through youth awards 2.3 To promote active and adventurous lifestyles, positive mental health and nature connectedness, leading to a wide range of positive impacts and benefits 2.4 To advance equality and diversity by making these opportunities available to everyone, regardless of their personal circumstances, and working with each individual to make sure they achieve their full potential.

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

Help young people to access accredited awards

Charity Status: Not Submitted

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 14 Dec 1998

Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh

Number of Staff: 9

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "the advancement of education", "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"

Beneficiaries: "Children or young people"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021	£278,419	£223,460	15 Dec 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£275,253	£251,295	15 Dec 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£201,348	£190,267	15 Dec 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£144,875	£182,574	18 Dec 2024	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Mar 2025			No	Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2025
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 .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

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