01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC009211
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- EH2 3JP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The objectives of the Barcapel Foundation are to support charitable and educational organisations and research projects. Applications for funding are submitted and the Board of Barcapel meets biannually to decide on which charities to financially support.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
‘The company’s objects are: To advance education. To advance citizenship, particularly among young people. To advance health. To relieve poverty. To advance the arts, heritage, culture and science. and To relieve those in need by reason of disability.’
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 1 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £44,642 | £442,420 | 1 | 18 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £52,852 | £397,972 | 1 | 10 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £63,579 | £429,104 | 1 | 19 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £52,763 | £360,395 | 1 | 7 September 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
- Third Floor, 3 Hill Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.barcapelfoundation.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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