01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC006609
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area
- Volunteers
- over 250 volunteers
- Staff
- 575
- Postcode
- PA7 5PU
OSCR note: Previous name - Erskine Hospital from 09/01/1997 to 21/05/2024
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Charity’s objectives: Care: Veterans and their spouses receive good quality, person-centred care from leaving the armed forces through to the end of their lives. Accommodation: Veterans have a place to live when they leave the Armed Forces. Community: Veterans suffering from loneliness have a place to go, learning new skills and enjoying a sense of camaraderie. An effective and efficient organisation. Our services include: Residential care homes: one in Edinburgh and one within our Bishopton Veterans Village. • Transitional Supported Accommodation for Veterans who leave the military at relatively short notice and need assistance to reintegrate into civilian life, within 23 apartments. • 44 family cottages and 5 Supported Living Accommodation apartments for Veterans and their families to live independent lives. • Accommodation and support services for Veterans services. • Veterans activity centres within Bishopton and Forres. • A Home Support service.
Charitable 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
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(a) The provision of financial support to men and women with a current or former record of armed service or service in support of, or alongside the armed services together with dependents or surviving dependents of such personnel who find themselves in necessitous circumstances on terms which are most appropriate to their individual needs. (b) The provision of long term nursing care and short term and respite nursing care within the United Kingdom. (c) The provision of health care including residential long term care, residential short term and respite care, day care, domiciliary care and all appropriate relevant recreational and therapeutic programmes within the United Kingdom. (d) The creation of centres of excellence for nursing and residential care together with the creation of training opportunities for personnel involved in nursing and health care and medical and allied professions. (e) The provision of employment opportunities for individuals with physical or other disabilities, the provision of rehabilitation assessment and training for individuals with physical disabilities and other disadvantages which could be impediments to independent living. (f) The provision, construction, improvement, or management for persons who are aged or infirm or disabled or handicapped (whether mentally or physically) and in need thereof of housing and any associated amenities specially designed or adapted to meet the disabilities and requirements of such persons.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £27,439,000 | £29,210,000 | 575 | 8 May 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £27,364,000 | £28,524,000 | 575 | 25 April 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £27,017,000 | £28,911,000 | 575 | 3 April 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £24,425,000 | £31,150,000 | 575 | 31 March 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £27,476,000 | £28,697,000 | 575 | 23 May 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- The Erskine Home, Erskine Veterans Village, Bishopton
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.erskine.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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