01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC012641
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 80
- Postcode
- EH4 1JB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The principal objects for which the Company is established are to promote, provide, support and assist in the care and welfare of older persons and carers in the City of Edinburgh, its Environs and throughout Scotland (by maintaining, developing and providing care, support and community services and facilities which meet the evolving needs of older persons and carers, including inter-generational work) and to fulfil the following charitable purposes 1 the relief and support of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage 2 the provision of recreational facilities, and/or the organisation of recreational activities, which are primarily intended for persons who have need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship, or other disadvantage, but which are available to the public 3 the promotion of health and wellbeing and the relief of suffering 4 the promotion of education, the arts, heritage, culture, or science
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- 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
The objects for which the Company is established are to promote, provide,support and assist in the care and welfare of older persons and carers in the City of Edinburgh, its Environs and throughout Scotland (by maintaining, developing and providing care, support and community services and facilities which meet the evolving needs of older persons and their carers, including inter-generational work) and to fulfil the following charitable purposes: (a) the relief and support of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage (including by the provision of accommodation or care). (b) the provision of recreational facilities, and/or the organisation of recreational activities, which are primarily intended for persons who have need of them by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, but which are available to members of the public at large. (c) the promotion of health and wellbeing and the relief of suffering. (d) the promotion of education, the arts, heritage, culture or science.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £2,019,143 | £2,107,882 | 80 | 9 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,826,020 | £1,974,352 | 80 | 1 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,673,000 | £1,710,693 | 80 | 6 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,422,970 | £1,566,104 | 80 | 3 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,705,744 | £1,584,148 | 80 | 4 November 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
- Head Office, 2 Cheyne Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.lifecare-edinburgh.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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