01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC016905
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 8RY
OSCR note: Former legal name Dementia Services Development Trust from 20/05/1987 - 12/06/2025
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our charity is set up to improve the lives of people affected by dementia by funding and championing practical, innovative work that makes a real difference. We do this as a grant-making charity, supporting projects, organisations and ideas that help people live well with dementia, strengthen communities, and improve understanding of the condition. We focus on backing initiatives that can create meaningful impact, whether through reducing isolation, enabling better support, encouraging inclusion, or testing new approaches that could be replicated more widely. Alongside our funding, we use our voice, networks and partnerships to raise awareness, share learning, and encourage collaboration across sectors. In simple terms, we exist to help turn good ideas into tangible impact for people living with dementia, their families and carers.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(1)' To facilitate the development of appropriate services for dementia suffers and their carers, in particular by:- (a) Establishing and maintaining or assisting in the establishing and maintaining of a centre or centres for the provision of information, advice, support, research, education and training and other services and facilities relating or ancillary to the . needs of dementia sufferers and their carers. (b) Assisting and collaborating with other bodies and persons. in order to secure such provision. and . (c) Enhancing public knowledge and understanding of dementia.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 March 2025 | £126,026 | £76,471 | 0 | 4 March 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £117,285 | £60,663 | 0 | 31 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £30,573 | £46,248 | 0 | 27 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £48,529 | £46,254 | 0 | 22 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £28,383 | £34,137 | 0 | 30 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
- Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP, Level 5, , 9 Haymarket Square , Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- dementiatrust.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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