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Calton Welfare Services

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC001656
Status
Active
Registered
Aug. 11, 1982
Legal form
Unincorporated association

Address

Address
Pilmeny Resource Centre
15 Buchanan Street
Edinburgh
EH6 8SH

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

To provide day care services for socially isolated older people and disabled older people, we provide a Club once per week on Tuesdays to enable us to do this. To provide day care for Dementia sufferers and to give their carers much needed free time, we provide a day care services on Thursdays so that Dementia sufferers can receive stimulation, mentally and physically, to enhance their quality of life. The carers receive much needed free time from their roles as carers and know that their family members is being well looked after. To provide activities and event throughout the year to enable older people of our area to help stimulate and help people to socialise. We aim to provide a Burn's Afternoon for all older people of the area and to provide outings throughout the year when funds are available. We also provide an Advice and Information service for our service users and carers to enable them to receive benefits to help them to live a good quality life.

Beneficiaries: 'Older People','People with disabilities or health problems'

Objectives: for the benefit of the inhabitants of Calton and environs and in particular the advancement of education, and furtherance of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness by seeking to identify where local facilities require to be extended, and to draw attention to gaps in community services

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 £16,689 £17,413 1
March 31, 2024 £17,910 £18,090 1
March 31, 2023 £17,649 £15,622 1
March 31, 2022 £16,110 £15,779 1
March 31, 2021 £17,937 £13,285 1