# Barcapel Foundation Limited

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC009211
- **Status:** Active
- **Reporting:** Up to date. Last filed Sept. 25, 2026.
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** Sept. 12, 1961
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC009211


## Contact

- **Address:** Third Floor, 3 Hill Street, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH2 3JP
- **Website:** www.barcapelfoundation.org



## Activities

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

**Purposes:** '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'

**What the charity does:** 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







