Charity Details

Edinburgh Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Self Help Group ("edmesh"), SC001024

Registered charity from 16 January 1991 Ceased date: 07 June 2023

There is important information in the notes section for this Charity

Charity Details

The name the charity is known by.The Name the Charity is Known ByEDMESH

This shows the latest contact address that OSCR has been given for the charity.Address98 Caroline Terrace
Edinburgh

This is the latest postcode that the charity has supplied.PostcodeEH12 8QT

This shows whether the address supplied by the charity is their principal office or the address of one of the charity's trustees. Where the charity tells us that the address is a charity trustee's address, we must publish the name.Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address?Trustee - Charity Trustee

Shown where the charity has supplied us with a link to its website.Websitewww.edmesh.org.uk

Charities are shown as Standard charities, Registered Social Landlords, or Cross-Border charities. These last two will link through to other Regulators’ websites, where you may be able to view the charity’s accounts.Regulatory Type Standard

Reason For Removal

These are taken directly from the charity's constitution. A charity's objects describe what the charity has been legally set up to achieve. They do not necessarily describe all of the activities the charity carries out in order to achieve these objects. Object:

4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To advance the health and wellbeing of individual sufferers of ME by providing health promoting activities and support. 4.2 To advance education of the public and health and social care professionals on the issues relating to ME 4.3 To provide grants for the relief of those in need by reason of ill health as a result of their ME.

Details of the charity's operations

Current status of the charity.Charity Status: Removed

When the charity last submitted a change in information.Last Updated: 30 Sep 2023

Whether the charity is a Trust, Company, Unincorporated Association, SCIO, Educational Endowment, Industrial & Provident Society or Statutory Corporation, the date it became that form, and any previous forms it may have had.Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 15 Mar 2013

Previous Constitutional Form 1: Unincorporated association

Previous Constitutional Form 1 Date: 16 Jan 1991

This best describes how local or widespread the work of the charity is.Geographical Spread: More than one local authority area in Scotland

This local authority area in which the charity is currently operating.Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh

The Charity and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act sets out 15 charitable purposes and one analogous purpose.Purposes: "the advancement of education","the advancement of health","the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"

This lists which beneficiary groups the charity has identified as being the main focus of activities: children / young people, older people, people with disabilities or health problems, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other defined groups, no specific group or for the benefit of the community, other charities / voluntary bodies.Beneficiaries: "People with disabilities or health problems"

This sets out the types of activity undertaken by the charity from the following: it makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals, it makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations, it carries out activities or services itself, it does none of these.Types of activity undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals","It carries out activities or services itself"

Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 15-03-2013 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Edinburgh Myalgic Encephalomelitis Self Help Group SC001024, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 16-01-1991 This SCIO has applied to OSCR for consent to its being dissolved Charity has been wound up/dissolved

Annual Information Submission History

The end of the financial year for which accounts and information has been requested. Year End	The gross income for the period. Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	The date the return was validated by OSCR. Accounts Received	The accounts available to view have had personal data such as signatures and addresses redacted (blacked out) to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. The charity’s accounts are the responsibility of the charity trustees and any queries regarding the content of the accounts should be directed to the charity in the first instance. OSCR accepts no liability for the accuracy of the charity’s accounts nor any decision based upon them. Latest Accounts
31 Mar 2019	£3,672	£4,223	15 Dec 2019	Yes
31 Mar 2020	£2,194	£3,669	01 Dec 2020	Yes
31 Mar 2021	£368	£1,968	27 Dec 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£2,539	£2,331	28 Dec 2022	Yes	2023-01-17 acct re SC001024_Redacted
31 Mar 2023			No	Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2023
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSCR allowed an additional 9 months grace period for charities that were overdue/late when their annual information due by date fell between 01 March 2020 and 31 March 2021. 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 .

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When a charity publishes its accounts on its website and has supplied us with a link, we have made this available. From late 2017, where the charity is a company, a registered social landlord or is also registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, a link is provided to the relevant regulator’s website where the accounts are made available. We accept no responsibility for the functionality, accuracy, or content of external websites – if you experience a technical issue with an external link, you should contact the charity directly.

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a copy of the charity’s latest statement of accounts
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