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Barcapel Foundation Limited

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC009211
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 25, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Sept. 12, 1961
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Third Floor
3 Hill Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3JP

Contact

Website
barcapelfoundation.org
Screenshot of the Barcapel Foundation Limited website

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

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

The objectives of the charity are to support charitable and educational organisations and research projects across three priority areas - health, youth and heritage. The charity is willing to support all areas of health and healing including complementary and alternative medicine. It also supports development for young people especially those from socially disadvantaged backgrounds. The Charity supports artistic and cultural heritage especially the built environment. This is done by inviting applicants to apply via the Barcapel website and the Board of Trustees meet twice a year to discuss the applications and decide on the distribution of grants across each of the three priority areas.

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Older People','People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: ‘The company’s objects are: To advance education. To advance citizenship, particularly among young people. To advance health. To relieve poverty. To advance the arts, heritage, culture and science. and To relieve those in need by reason of disability.’

Geography

Main operating location
North Ayrshire
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
Dec. 31, 2025 Sept. 25, 2026On time £33,128 £280,737 1
Dec. 31, 2024 June 18, 2025On time £44,642 £442,420 1
Dec. 31, 2023 July 10, 2024On time £52,852 £397,972 1
Dec. 31, 2022 June 19, 2023On time £63,579 £429,104 1
Dec. 31, 2021 Sept. 7, 2022On time £52,763 £360,395 2
Dec. 31, 2020 June 16, 2021 £55,463 £207,296 2

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