About Us - Eric Liddell Centre

The Eric Liddell Centre (Scottish Charity Number SC003147) is a local care charity and community hub founded in 1980 in memory of the 1924 Olympic 400m gold medallist, Eric Liddell, portrayed in the Oscar award-winning film Chariots of Fire. We are dedicated to fulfilling his legacy by inspiring, empowering, and supporting people of all ages, cultures and abilities, as an expression of his compassionate social values. Our mission is to be at the heart of the community; enhancing health and well-being and improving peoples’ lives.

Eric Liddell lived in this area of Edinburgh whilst studying at Edinburgh University in the early 1920s.

Find out Who We Are and What We Do.

Eric Liddell

At the 1924 Paris Olympics, when the motto “Citius, Altius, Fortius” was first used, Eric Liddell won a bronze medal in the 200m and then even greater glory by winning gold in the 400m. Eric went on, however, to embody the Olympic ideals by the way that he lived his life.

Our History

After a year of discussion, on the 31st October 1978, four Edinburgh churches, Christ Church, Morningside, Morningside Congregational Church (where Eric Liddell was a member and taught Bible Class – now known as Morningside United Church), Morningside Baptist Church and North Morningside Parish Church agreed:

Our Building

Our building was formerly Morningside North parish church and stands at “Holy Corner” in Edinburgh (the junction of Colinton Road with Morningside Road). It has been extensively modified to meet local community needs.

Our Staff

View our staff bios.

Annual Report

View our latest annual reports and financial statements.

Trustees & Patrons

The Eric Liddell Centre is led by a board of directors who act as the trustees of the charity. The board are elected by our members at the Annual General Meeting and all live or work locally.

Mission statement

The Eric Liddell Centre in Edinburgh is dedicated to inspiring, empowering, and supporting people of all ages, cultures and abilities, as an expression of compassionate social values.

Our values statement explains this in more detail.

Our constitution

The Eric Liddell Centre is a registered charity formed as a limited company. As such we have Articles of Association, which are available as a PDF document.

Report & Financial Statements

Our latest annual report and financial statements are available here.

Further Information about the Eric Liddell Centre

Please look at our general information leaflet.