Charity Details

Capability Scotland

SC011330Registered charity from 05 April 1958

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Charity Information:

Address Vantage Point
24 St John's Road
Edinburgh

Postcode EH12 6NZ

Website www.capability.scot

Regulatory Type Standard

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

Object:

To continue in Scotland the work which has hitherto been undertaken by the unincorporated body known as the Scottish Council for the Care of Spastic Children and those suffering from Allied Conditions, commonly known as the Scottish Council for the Care of Spastics and in pursuance thereof to promote, initiate, plan or assist schemes or activities directed towards the well being of persons suffering from Cerebral Palsy and Allied Conditions andlor from any other illness, disease or accident causing physical handicap or disablement whether or not accompanied by mental handicap or sensory loss; and for these purposes to co-operate with other Companies or unincorporated bodies with objects similar to those of Capability Scotland and to enter into arrangements with Voluntary Associations, Government Departments and public bodies

Operations:

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

Capability Scotland is a trusted not for profit provider of quality care, support and education enabling people with diverse needs to live their best lives. We deliver exemplary services for disabled children, young people and adults in communities across Scotland.

Charity Status: Active

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

Constitutional Form Date: 05 Apr 1958

Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh

Number of Staff: 819

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "the advancement of health", "the advancement of public participation in sport", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage", "any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes"

Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Older People", "People with disabilities or health problems"

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 Mar 2021	£24,724,322	£23,905,473	16 Dec 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£26,107,769	£25,258,373	22 Nov 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£28,113,927	£28,388,574	08 Nov 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£29,081,772	£29,180,693	23 Oct 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£31,801,101	£32,064,674	03 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
Rachael	Wallace
Gavin	Thomson
Alexander	Cameron
Christopher	Gilmour
Ronald Stuart	Alexander
Brian	Bingham
Amanda	Britain
Lisa	McPherson
Malcolm	Payton
David	Hourston
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