# West Lothian Foodbank (SCIO)

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC048112
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Feb. 1, 2018
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC048112


## Contact

- **Address:** 36A Inchmuir Road, Bathgate, West Lothian
- **Postcode:** EH482EP
- **Website:** www.westlothian.foodbank.org.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals&#x27;,&#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the prevention or relief of poverty&#x27;,&#x27;the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage&#x27;

**What the charity does:** West Lothian Foodbank is a local organisation which works with people across the county, supporting anyone who doesn’t have enough money to afford the essentials. We provide emergency food to those who are hungry or at risk of hunger. We make time for a cup of tea, treating people with dignity and connecting them to the wider support they need to address the underlying causes of their crisis. We work alongside our partners, bringing services to where people need them in their community. We are part of the Trussell Trust network. Together we share a vision for a UK where no one needs a food parcel to survive.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;Children or young people&#x27;,&#x27;Older People&#x27;,&#x27;People with disabilities or health problems&#x27;,&#x27;No specific group, or for the benefit of the community&#x27;

**Objectives:** The organisation&#x27;s purposes are: 1. The prevention or relief of poverty. 2.The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. This will be achieved through: Providing emergency food to people in crisis across West Lothian Providing support and guidance to help people in crisis get help from external agencies Generate income to pay for the running of the Foodbank Provide people in crisis with clothing and sundries across West Lothian Encouraging Spiritual wellbeing as required





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** West Lothian
- **Geographical spread:** Wider, but within one local authority area






