01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC014929
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 17
- Postcode
- EH7 5QY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Ecas is an Edinburgh based charity and was established over a hundred years ago. The charity works to improve the quality of life of physically disabled people in the Edinburgh and Lothian area: promoting equality, choice and participation through our activities, befriending service and grants fund. The charity is governed by the Board of Directors, who are also the charity trustees. The directors are responsible for the strategic direction of Ecas, and also for ensuring that it operates within all relevant legislation. Ecas is largely self-financed from income from its own investment portfolio but is also proactive in fundraising to raise the necessary funds to continue the core activities agreed by the Board.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- 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 makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Company is established to advance the cause of all disabled people.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £237,264 | £367,422 | 17 | 22 June 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £227,992 | £336,685 | 17 | 6 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £186,591 | £342,941 | 17 | 11 June 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £187,658 | £318,183 | 17 | 1 August 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £237,160 | £309,278 | 17 | 6 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
- Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.ecas.scot
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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