01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC006914
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 52
- Postcode
- EH15 1EH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The mission of the Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home is: to protect loving homes, find loving homes and run a loving home. We do this by: Protecting loving homes - by supporting people through difficult times so that they can keep their pets. Finding loving homes - through out thorough rehoming process, we find the perfect match for both pet and person. Running a loving home - a place where animals are properly looked after, trained, played with, and loved as if they're our own.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of animal welfare
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
1. 'The advancement of animal welfare by making significant developments in animal welfare standards in animal rescue and rehoming.' (the 'Objects').
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £2,766,628 | £3,049,021 | 52 | 14 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £2,303,286 | £3,243,290 | 52 | 18 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £2,336,442 | £2,580,303 | 52 | 22 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £2,312,000 | £2,431,000 | 52 | 7 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £1,918,000 | £2,084,000 | 52 | 7 July 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
- 26 Seafield Road East, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.edch.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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