01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC030004
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 5
- Postcode
- EH7 5QY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our mission is to tackle inequality by ensuring disabled people across Scotland can access the accurate & trusted information, guidance & support they need to address and overcome barriers in their lives. We provide Scotland's National Disability Information Service. Through this we work to empower disabled people rather than create dependence, promote the social model of disability & improve understanding of disability across society. We help them find the services they need to receive support, make informed choices, exercise their rights, live independently & reduce the inequalities they face while combating rampant & confusing online misinformation.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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
(i) To relieve the disability of people with physical sensory or mental impairments to further their independence and full participation in the community. and (ii) To relieve the needs of persons within Scotland who are substantially or permanently disabled by providing, or encouraging the provision of information services which will improve their conditions of life and also facilitate their active participation in, and full integration into, society. (iii) To assist in resolving the social problems of disabled people by providing training, education, liaison and representation to statutory, voluntary and private sector organisations which deliver information to disabled users and carers.
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 | £170,232 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £175,249 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 26 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £167,743 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £178,827 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 18 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £167,738 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £172,082 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 11 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £166,296 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £176,593 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 12 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £142,263 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £112,387 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 12 December 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.disabilityscot.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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