01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC013906
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 47
- Postcode
- EH20 9HX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We: • provide transport for disabled people who are resident within the Lothian Region. • provide community bus services within areas where none, little or commercial services are not viable for disabled, ill, disadvantaged and the general public to improve quality of life. • In particular, HcL is established for the public benefit for the following object: to provide transport for disabled, ill and/or disadvantaged people and for health and life saving purposes. The aim of our services is to reduce social isolation of people with mobility challenges across the Lothians, whether that be from age, disability, health issues (short-term or long-term) or geographic remoteness. By supporting people to get out and about from inside their home to inside their destination, we know that we are enabling people to get out who otherwise could not.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
In particular the purposes of the Company shall be: 5.1 To provide transport for disabled people who are resident within the Lothian Region 5.2 To provide community bus services within areas where none, little or commercial services are not viable for disabled, ill, disadvantaged and the general public to improve quality of life 5.3 In particular Handicabs is established for the public benefit for the following object: To provide transport for disabled, ill and or disadvantaged people and for health and life saving purposes
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £2,295,306 | £8,998 | £2,067,777 | £120 | £9,948 | £208,463 | £2,122,044 | £18,736 | £2,103,308 | £0 | 47 | 12 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £2,155,501 | £11,100 | £1,984,430 | £770 | £13,701 | £145,500 | £2,011,615 | £27,026 | £1,984,589 | £0 | 47 | 30 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,957,472 | £8,234 | £1,796,657 | £1,115 | £13,666 | £137,800 | £1,733,586 | £22,413 | £1,711,173 | £0 | 47 | 29 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,622,617 | £8,225 | £1,571,925 | £0 | £10,467 | £32,000 | £1,797,213 | £0 | £1,797,213 | £0 | 47 | 4 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,514,602 | £79,019 | £1,420,299 | £0 | £7,284 | £8,000 | £1,587,312 | £0 | £1,587,312 | £0 | 47 | 3 October 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
- 24/3A Dryden Road, Bilston Glen Industrial Estate, Loanhead
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.HcLTransport.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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