01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC028022
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 46
- Postcode
- ZE1 0TW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
COPE Ltd provides employment, volunteering and skill development for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism. At COPE Ltd we are committed to giving people with disabilities the opportunity to participate in a supportive and inclusive work environment, free from stigma and discrimination. Everyone is valued for their abilities and are appropriately supported and encouraged to fully participate in all aspects of running our busy enterprises. Each enterprise supports a range of volunteer skill development placements and supported employee positions. COPE Ltd sells goods and services to individuals, local authorities and private businesses. All surpluses are always reinvested back into the company to fulfil our social and environmental purposes
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- 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
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
3.1 .I The relief of poverty and distress of adults (i.e. persons over the age of 16) with learning difficulties in Shetland by aiding them to advance into employment and pursuing any other objects for the benefit of people with learning difficulties which are now or hereafter may be deemed to be charitable in law. 3.1.2 The prevention or relief of poverty among people affected by ill-health, financial hardship or other disadvantaae throughout the world.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £1,566,799 | £1,197,672 | 46 | 26 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,950,619 | £1,163,072 | 46 | 30 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £1,178,816 | £1,148,976 | 46 | 14 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £1,183,961 | £1,121,799 | 46 | 29 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £1,115,734 | £1,015,265 | 46 | 29 September 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
- Port Business Park, Gremista, Lerwick, Shetland
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.cope.ltd.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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