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Scottish Garden City Housing Society Ltd

Also known as: Veterans Housing Scotland

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC008959
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Aug. 28, 2026. Filing history
Registered
March 24, 1917
Legal form
Registered Society

Address

Address
3 Redheughs Riggs
Edinburgh
EH12 9DQ

Contact

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

Veterans Housing Scotland will promote, advance and further the following charitable purposes:- The prevention or relief of :- (a) such persons who have previously served in the UK Armed Forces and who while serving or after completion of service have been or become disabled (veterans). and (b) dependents of veterans as the charity trustees may determine from time to time, in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by:- (i) the provision, construction, improvement and management of affordable rented homes. (ii) the provision of wellbeing support. and (iii) such other means as the charity trustees may from time to time determine 'dependents' means any person:- (i) to whom a veteran is married. (ii) who is the civil partner of the veteran. or (iii) with whom the veteran is living as husband and wife or, where the veteran and other person are of the same sex, in an equivalent relationship.

Beneficiaries: 'People with disabilities or health problems'

Objectives: VHS will promote, advance and further the following charitable purposes:- The prevention or relief of :- (a) such persons who have previously served in the UK Armed Forces and who while serving or after completion of service have been or become disabled (veterans). and (b) dependents of veterans as the charity trustees may determine from time to time, in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by:- (i) the provision, construction, improvement and management of affordable rented homes. (ii) the provision of wellbeing support. and (iii) such other means as the charity trustees may from time to time determine 4.2 For the purpose of clause 4.1, 'dependents' means any person:- (i) to whom a veteran is married. (ii) who is the civil partner of the veteran. or (iii) with whom the veteran is living as husband and wife or, where the veteran and other person are of the same sex, in an equivalent relationship.

Geography

Main operating location
Midlothian
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2026 Aug. 28, 2026On time £4,216,593 £3,519,253 14
March 31, 2025 Aug. 19, 2025On time £4,864,441 £2,730,004 14
March 31, 2024 Aug. 22, 2024On time £3,441,047 £2,679,982 11
March 31, 2023 Dec. 20, 2023On time £2,965,971 £2,642,636 10
March 31, 2022 Oct. 21, 2022On time £15,678,506 £3,148,900 8
Jan. 31, 2021 June 3, 2021 £1,997,033 £1,958,192 8

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.