01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC010314
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 138
- Postcode
- TD5 7AL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity is set up to provide residential and nursing care to the elderly in the Scottish Borders. The charity also provides care to people living with dementia. To achieve this the charity provides accommodation to a maximum of 59 people at any given time. The charity also provides support services to the wider community. A wide range of activities are provided for the residents. The charity provides support to relatives and offers educational sessions.
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
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 The objects of the Company are:- (a) to provide residential accommodation and nursing care services to elderly people and those with ill-health, including the provision of financial assistance for those who cannot afford to self-fund. (b) to advance and promote: (i) care for the elderly, including medical care, through activities such as conferences and projects, and encouraging the involvement of the local community, and (ii) research in dementia through the development of a specialised dementia unit. and (c) to promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit. The expressions ‘charitable purpose’ or ‘charitable object’ shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts and a ‘charitable institution’ shall mean a charity in terms of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, or a charity under the law of any other jurisdiction which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, provided that nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Company other than in furtherance of a charitable purpose.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £5,313,366 | £5,007,924 | 138 | 7 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £5,052,654 | £4,663,564 | 138 | 8 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £4,422,987 | £4,139,731 | 138 | 15 May 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £3,974,107 | £3,798,670 | 138 | 3 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £4,075,843 | £3,576,028 | 138 | 1 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
- c/o Rennie Welch LLP, Academy House, Shedden Park Road, Kelso
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.qmecare.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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