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Let the People Sing

SC052436Registered charity from 24 March 2023
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Charity Information:
Address 92 Niddrie Mains Road
Edinburgh
Postcode EH16 4DT
Website https://www.letthepeoplesingcraigmillar.com
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
4 The organisation's purposes are: a) To provide relief to people in need by reason of ill health brought about by addiction and substance use dependency b) To advance community development and active citizenship amongst those in recovery and their families c) To provide education, training, and volunteering opportunities for those with problematic substance use and those in recovery from such. d) To encourage the advancement of human rights for people who are marginalised and stigmatised because of their addictions e) To provide the provision of recreational and social activities which promote the improvement of mental and physical well-being for all individuals involved. f) The advancement of health through the promotion of recovery using direct personal experience of people, families, and communities who have been subject to the adverse effects of alcohol and drugs.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Let The People Sing (LTPS) is a community-driven SCIO founded by individuals in Craigmillar and Niddrie with lived experiences of addiction. Alarmed by the withdrawal of most local services for those struggling with substance use—despite having the highest addiction referral rates in Edinburgh—we established a local Recovery Forum in 2021 to advocate for better support and then we opened 'The Bothy' a peer led recovery hub on the high street in Craigmillar to provide peer support for people affected by addiction. We are open 5 days a week, and along three inclusive drop in sessions we also run Women’s and Men’s groups, recovery yoga, an art group, social activities and trips, recovery mutual aid and fellowship groups, music, one to one support, and recovery coaching training We also provide on-going training and support and supervision for volunteers, many of whom have moved on to full-time employment in the field.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 24 Mar 2023
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "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", "the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups"
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 2024 £15,378 £8,074 21 Nov 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £93,619 £30,304 20 Nov 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
Darren Cafferkey
Vicky Scoular
David Russell
Michael Nelson
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