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The Dementia Trust

SC016905Registered charity from 20 May 1987
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
Former legal name Dementia Services Development Trust from 20/05/1987 - 12/06/2025
Charity Information:
Address Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP
Level 5,
9 Haymarket Square
Edinburgh
Postcode EH3 8RY
Website dementiatrust.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
(1)' To facilitate the development of appropriate services for dementia suffers and their carers, in particular by:- (a) Establishing and maintaining or assisting in the establishing and maintaining of a centre or centres for the provision of information, advice, support, research, education and training and other services and facilities relating or ancillary to the . needs of dementia sufferers and their carers; (b) Assisting and collaborating with other bodies and persons. in order to secure such provision; and . (c) Enhancing public knowledge and understanding of dementia.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Our charity is set up to improve the lives of people affected by dementia by funding and championing practical, innovative work that makes a real difference. We do this as a grant-making charity, supporting projects, organisations and ideas that help people live well with dementia, strengthen communities, and improve understanding of the condition. We focus on backing initiatives that can create meaningful impact, whether through reducing isolation, enabling better support, encouraging inclusion, or testing new approaches that could be replicated more widely. Alongside our funding, we use our voice, networks and partnerships to raise awareness, share learning, and encourage collaboration across sectors. In simple terms, we exist to help turn good ideas into tangible impact for people living with dementia, their families and carers.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 02 Nov 2012
Previous Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Previous Constitutional Form Date: 20 May 1987
Main Operating Location: Stirling
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of health"
Beneficiaries: "People with disabilities or health problems", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2022 £48,529 £46,254 22 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £30,573 £46,248 27 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £117,285 £60,663 31 Dec 2024 Yes
25 Mar 2025 £126,026 £76,471 04 Mar 2026 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
25 Mar 2026 No Annual Information due by 25 Dec 2026
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
Susan Lawrence
Edward Duncan
Josephine Dobrin
Suzanne Williamson
Donald Gilmour
Katherine Paramore
Dylan Harper
Ann Poulton
Louise Serpell
Mackenzie Pearce
Peter Murdoch
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