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Portobello Older People’s Project SCIO

SC048384Registered charity from 17 May 2018
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
Previous name- Portobello Older Peoples Project SCIO from 17/05/2018 to 23/06/2025. This charity was established to replace Portobello Older Peoples Project (SC024513) Portobello Older Peoples Project (SC024513) has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to Portobello Older Peoples Project SCIO (SC048384) which is a SCIO
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By POPP
Address 38 Brighton Place
Edinburgh
Postcode EH15 1LT
Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, its purposes are to: 4.1 Provide relief to those in need by reason of disadvantage and provide recreational activities through the: 4.1.1 provision of a social and lunch club to older people to reduce social isolation and support mental and physical wellbeing of such persons 4.1.2 provision of respite to carers of such older person
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
POPP is a lunch and social club for lonely, isolated older people. It offers them the chance to get out of their homes, share a meal and participate in social activities such as games, discussions, entertainments, and outings. It runs twice a week, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from the Portobello Baptist Church Hall. There are around 20 members at any one time. We rent the church hall, hire a minibus from a local transport charity to collect members from, and return them to, their homes, and the meal is provided at subsidised rates by Portobello High School. We charge members a modest fee. POPP is led by a management committee. There are currently five Trustees, including a Chair and Treasurer. POPP’s constitution provides for volunteers and members to each have a representative on the Committee, with the volunteer representative position currently filled. Day-to-day management is provided by a part-time, paid Project Organiser, supported by up to 20 volunteers.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 17 May 2018
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 1
Number of Charity Trustees: 5
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "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 relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "Older People", "People with disabilities or health problems"
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 £16,990 £12,898 19 Dec 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £13,725 £17,707 17 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £21,830 £24,621 04 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £30,012 £28,357 03 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £31,555 £32,543 12 Sept 2025 Yes Download
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
Barbara Smith
Patricia Scotland
Lawrence Marshall
Liz Williamson
Brenda Molony
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