Charity Details

Age Scotland

SC010100Registered charity from 30 September 1994

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Charity Information:

Address Causewayside House
160 Causewayside
Edinburgh

Postcode EH9 1PR

Website https://www.agescotland.org.uk/

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

Objects The Charity's objects are restricted specifically, in each case to promote the wellbeing of older people by: a) working to prevent or relieve poverty among older people b) advancing education and research c) working to improve the health and wellbeing of older people (whether emotional, mental or physical) d) promoting the advancement of volunteering and community development and older people’s participation in society e) promoting the human rights of older people f) promoting equality, diversity and inclusion g) supporting older people who experience ill-health, disability, financial hardship, or other disadvantage h) pursuing such other charitable purposes for the benefit of older people as the Directors may from time to time decide and for the purposes of this clause: (1) the expression "older people" shall be interpreted by the Directors so as to ensure that the assets of the Company are applied for charitable purposes only and in accordance with any guidance issued by OSCR from time to time; and (2) "charitable purpose" shall mean a charitable purpose under Section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts.

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

We are the Scottish charity for older people. We stand with and support people in Scotland so they can grow older with security, are valued and connected and have a good quality of life. Our vision is that no one in Scotland faces the challenges of older age alone. We provide older people, their families and carers with high quality information and advice services and we tackle loneliness through our dedicated friendship programmes. We campaign and influence on the issues older people tell us they care about. We support and fund hundreds of older people’s groups and community initiatives across the country and deliver workshops to improve people’s quality of life. We involve and empower people affected by dementia and host national forums for older people from ethnic minorities and the LGBTQ+ community to help address the inequalities they face.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 30 Sept 1994

Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh

Number of Staff: 95

Number of Volunteers: 51-100

Purposes: "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 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 2021	£5,999,970	£3,973,499	01 Dec 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£6,710,945	£4,658,376	19 Dec 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£5,714,903	£5,459,752	18 Dec 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£4,373,279	£5,490,510	11 Oct 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£4,593,420	£6,135,595	11 Dec 2025	Yes	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
Gavin	Macgregor
Martin	Ambrose
Penelope	Blackwell
Alan	Gardiner
Sarah	Secombes
Helen	Waddell
Carolyne	Hair
Allan	Johnstone
Elaine	Maddison
Glen	Johnstone
Naseem	Anwar
Stuart	Purdy
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