01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC029700
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 25
- Postcode
- EH7 5QY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
MECOPP champions the rights of black and minority ethnic carers and carers with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. Our remit spans across the whole of Scotland. We do this by providing a range of tailored services, including multilingual advice and advocacy, casework, health and wellbeing programmes, cultural and recreational activities as well as policy engagement.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the Company is established are to benefit black and minority ethnic carers and carers within other marginalised communities caring for an individual or individuals who require such care because of age, infirmity, ill-health or other condition of need, in the areas of Edinburgh, the Lothians and elsewhere and in particular to advance the education, increase the health and welfare and relieve the poverty, distress and sickness of such carers.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £961,030 | £886,812 | 25 | 16 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £861,543 | £957,524 | 25 | 10 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £998,739 | £971,092 | 25 | 14 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £840,562 | £674,427 | 25 | 13 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £528,338 | £505,936 | 25 | 30 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
- Norton Park Business Centre, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.mecopp.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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