Charity Details

Loretto School Ltd

SC013978Registered charity from 07 December 1926

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Charity Information:

Address 1 - 7 Linkfield Road
Musselburgh

Postcode EH21 7RE

Website www.loretto.com

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

(a)to advance education through:- (i) the management, development and maintenance of a school or schools, in particular (but without limitation) through the provision of a nursery, primary and secondary school at Loretto School, Musselburgh including the provision of boarding facilities; (ii) the provision of assistance, services and facilities to local schools; and (iii) the provision of an official examination centre for national examinations; (b)to advance citizenship and community development through:- (i) the provision of benefit to the local community by encouraging voluntary activity, teaching and developing civic values and facilitating the involvement of individuals in community activity, in particular through the provision of facilities to the local community; (ii) the holding of events for the benefit of the local community; (iii) the running of a community service programme for pupils of Loretto School; and (iv)the raising of funds for other charitable institutions; and (c)to promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the Governors shall think fit declaring that the expressions ‘charitable purpose’ or ‘charitable object’ shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts and a ‘charitable institution’ shall mean a charity in terms of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, or a charity under the law of any other jurisdiction which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, provided that nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Company other than in furtherance of a charitable purpose.

Operations:

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 07 Dec 1926

Main Operating Location: East Lothian

Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of citizenship or community development"

Beneficiaries: "Children or young people"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals", "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Aug 2021	£11,420,103	£11,534,658	14 Apr 2022	Yes
31 Aug 2022	£12,350,323	£12,243,730	04 May 2023	Yes
31 Aug 2023	£12,616,802	£12,437,643	19 Mar 2024	Yes
31 Aug 2024	£13,066,237	£12,455,047	15 Apr 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Aug 2025			No	No	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
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:

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