01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC011330
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 819
- Postcode
- EH12 6NZ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
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.
Charitable 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
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
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
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £31,801,101 | £32,064,674 | 819 | 3 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £29,081,772 | £29,180,693 | 819 | 23 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £28,113,927 | £28,388,574 | 819 | 8 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £26,107,769 | £25,258,373 | 819 | 22 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £24,724,322 | £23,905,473 | 819 | 16 December 2021 |
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
- Vantage Point, 24 St John's Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.capability.scot
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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