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Portobello Timebank (SCIO)

Also known as: Portobello Timebank

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC050023
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Oct. 27, 2025. Filing history
Registered
March 10, 2020
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
Portobello Time Bank
c/o 14 Rosefield Avenue
Edinburgh
EH15 1AU

Contact

Website
portobellotimebank.co.uk
Screenshot of the Portobello Timebank (SCIO) website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of citizenship or community development'

The overarching aims are to increase social interaction between individuals in the community and to promote feelings of self-worth. To that end: - Portobello Timebank generates opportunities for people in the community to use their skills to help each other in numerous ways, in exchange for a nominal ‘currency’ based on time spent. - As well as 1:1 transactions between individuals, members may earn time credits by engaging in our organised Litter Picking and local Conservation activities, which also benefit the environment and thus the wider community. - The Timebank partners with other local organisations with a similar ethos, by loaning members’ skills

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: 4 The organisations purposes are: 4.1 the advancement of citizenship or community development

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 Oct. 27, 2025On time £1,484 £1,261
March 31, 2024 Nov. 29, 2024On time £1,423 £1,725
March 31, 2023 Dec. 14, 2023On time £1,754 £729
March 31, 2022 Dec. 2, 2022On time £5 £413
March 31, 2021 Dec. 10, 2021On time £5 £303

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.