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The Hellenic Community of Edinburgh

SC048115Registered charity from 05 February 2018
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By HCE
Address 29 Cumnor Crescent
Edinburgh
Postcode EH16 6BG
Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee
Website https://hce.scot/en/home/
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To promote fellowship and strengthen the links among members of the Hellenic community residing in Edinburgh and surrounding area. 4.2 To foster and promote a better understanding and appreciation of the Hellenic culture by the local community. 4:3 To represent the Hellenic community of Edinburgh in any matter that the membership feels that is of common interest, also in cases where there is a collective view, which is deemed important to be stated. That includes communicating with the British local and national Authorities, institutions and other organisations worldwide 4.4 The Community shall not be involved in party politics i.e. the Community shall not actively participate in a campaign on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public office in any country.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
promote greek culture amonsgt Edinburgh and Lothian
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 05 Feb 2018
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "People with a particular ethnic or racial origin"
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
28 Feb 2022 £668 £897 25 Nov 2022 Yes
28 Feb 2023 £985 £623 25 Nov 2023 Yes
28 Feb 2024 £2,123 £2,048 28 Nov 2024 Yes
28 Feb 2025 £1,774 £1,651 22 Nov 2025 Yes Accounts are currently awaiting redaction
28 Feb 2026 No Annual Information due by 30 Nov 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
Pavlos Arvanitis
Antonia Papamichalopoulou
Panagiota Karanasiou
Jordan Banias
Christos Vroullis
Konstantina Doryforou
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