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Heart of Newhaven Community SCIO

SC049919Registered charity from 04 February 2020
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address The Heart of Newhaven Community
4-6 Newhaven Main Street
Edinburgh
Postcode EH6 4HY
Website https://heartofnewhaven.co.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The charity's purposes are to benefit the community of Newhaven, Edinburgh, as defined and described in the schedule to the constitution, ("the Community") with the following objects: 1 the advancement of education and social welfare principally within the Community; 2 the provision of recreational facilities principally within the Community; 3 the advancement of arts, heritage, culture and citizenship, principally within the Community; 4 to promote, establish, operate and/or support any other charitable projects or initiatives for the benefit of the Community; and 5 to foster a community spirit for the achievement of these aims and other similar aims as may by law be deemed charitable, but only to the extent that the above purposes are consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
We 'bring people together'. We offer a warm welcome to our entire community, from new parents and people living with dementia, to younger and older people and visitors. We offer support to everyone in our local community and reduce social isolation. Our aim is to provide opportunities for people of all ages to come together through mutually beneficial and purposeful activities.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 04 Feb 2020
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 7
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "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 Dec 2021 £19,556 £9,872 11 Sept 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £828,488 £99,248 11 Aug 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £354,670 £240,996 23 Sept 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £594,045 £303,311 06 Sept 2025 Yes Download
31 Mar 2026 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 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
Lynne Porteous
David Scott
Linsay Miller
Matthew McDonagh
Kerr Smith
David Littlejohn
Joanne Hodges
Abigail Ashton
Norma Johnston
Judith Crabb
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