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Duncan Place

SC048100Registered charity from 25 January 2018
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Charity Information:
Address Duncan Place Community Hub
4 Duncan Place
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Postcode EH6 8HW
Website www.duncanplace.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
4 The Organisation has been formed to benefit the community of people who live and / or work or volunteer in the locality surrounding Duncan Place known locally as Leith, or who have an active interest in the activities organised by the organisation (the ?Community?), with the following purposes (the ?Purposes?): 4.1 To advance citizenship and community development within and for the benefit of the community of Leith by delivering a diverse range of services and initiatives without distinction of gender, sexuality, political, religious or other opinion, with the object of improving their conditions of life. 4.2 The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the Leith community.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Duncan Place saved a former council run community centre from demolition, raised funds and had the building refurbished. We now are home to ourselves and several other charities. We also have 2 rooms used by even more charities for meetings and activites. These are also used by us to deliver a programme of community events, activities, classes and workshops: lego clubs, art for anxiety, laughter for health, community choir, chair yoga, tai chi, dungeons and dragons, and much more!
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 25 Jan 2018
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 7
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
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"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
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 Jan 2022 £278,228 £106,897 27 Oct 2022 Yes
31 Jan 2023 £227,681 £152,068 24 Oct 2023 Yes
31 Jan 2024 £245,847 £220,884 04 Jun 2024 Yes
31 Jan 2025 £207,473 £238,596 18 Aug 2025 Yes
31 Jan 2026 No Annual Information due by 31 Oct 2026
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:
First Name Last Name
Judith Weir
Sandra Lawrie
Joanna Bluett
Ellen Leaver
Rachel Hutton
Alexander Melichar
Beverley Read
Isabel Drummond-Murray
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