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Queen's House (Kelso) Limited

SC010314Registered charity from 06 September 1951
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address c/o Rennie Welch LLP
Academy House
Shedden Park Road
Kelso
Postcode TD5 7AL
Website https://www.qmecare.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
4.1 The objects of the Company are:- (a) to provide residential accommodation and nursing care services to elderly people and those with ill-health, including the provision of financial assistance for those who cannot afford to self-fund; (b) to advance and promote: (i) care for the elderly, including medical care, through activities such as conferences and projects, and encouraging the involvement of the local community, and (ii) research in dementia through the development of a specialised dementia unit; and (c) to promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit. 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:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The charity is set up to provide residential and nursing care to the elderly in the Scottish Borders. The charity also provides care to people living with dementia. To achieve this the charity provides accommodation to a maximum of 59 people at any given time. The charity also provides support services to the wider community. A wide range of activities are provided for the residents. The charity provides support to relatives and offers educational sessions.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 20 Jul 2016
Previous Constitutional Form: Registered Society
Previous Constitutional Form Date: 06 Sept 1951
Main Operating Location: Scottish Borders
Number of Staff: 137
Number of Charity Trustees: 9
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of health", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "Older People"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Dec 2021 £4,075,843 £3,576,028 01 Sept 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £3,974,107 £3,798,670 03 Jul 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £4,422,987 £4,139,731 15 May 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £5,052,654 £4,663,564 08 Aug 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Dec 2025 No Annual Information due by 30 Sept 2026 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:
First Name Last Name
Angus Armstrong
Rachel Jackson
Finlay Calder
Gillian Arbuckle
Dorothy Dobson
Ian Sutherland
William Windram
Victoria Yonge
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