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West Lothian 50+ Network (SCIO)

SC051335Registered charity from 11 October 2021
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
This charity has been established to replace West Lothian 50+ Network- SC024257 West Lothian 50+ Network- SC024257 intends to wind up and pass its assets and liabilities to West Lothian 50+ Network (SCIO) - SC051335
Charity Information:
Address 14 George Street
Bathgate
West Lothian
Postcode EH48 1PW
Website https://westlothian50plusnetwork.co.uk/
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The Organisation’s charitable purposes for the public benefit are: (i) To combat social isolation by providing activities to encourage companionship in people over the age of fifty in West Lothian; (ii) To promote and enhance the physical, emotional and mental well-being of this group of people by providing social, educational and recreational activities; (iii) To provide these activities in a way that facilitates wide-spread take-up in towns and villages across the West Lothian area; (iv) To co-operate with other relevant bodies, agencies and organisations for the advancement of social welfare of the 50 plus age group; (v) To encourage the development of links between relevant organisations to share best practice, learn from others and maximise take-up of local support for the elderly in West Lothian.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The West Lothian 50+ Network is a membership organisation of active over fifties run by members for members. We facilitate a wide range of activities with the aim of keeping active in mind and body whilst providing the opportunities to meet new people and combat loneliness and social isolation.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 11 Oct 2021
Main Operating Location: West Lothian
Number of Staff: 3
Number of Volunteers: 51-100
Purposes: "the advancement of health", "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: "Older 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 2023 £0 £0 08 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £182,820 £87,501 17 Oct 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £173,917 £180,728 20 Oct 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
John Yule
Eleanor Shaw
Sheila Jamieson
Catriona McFadzean
Linda Ferrier
Susan Bedford-Visser
Sheila Linscer
Jeanette Scott
Frank Ellam
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