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Penumbra

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC010387
Status
Active
Registered
Feb. 7, 1985
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
3rd Floor
Orchard Brae House
30 Queensferry Road
Edinburgh
EH4 2HS

Contact

Website
penumbra.org.uk
Screenshot of the Penumbra website

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','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes'

We support people on their journey to better mental health, by working with each person to find their own way forward. The power of people’s lived experience enables us to deliver pioneering services which transform lives.

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

Objectives: The company is established for charitable objects and purposes only. In particular its objects are: (a) To provide facilities and support for the care and aftercare of persons suffering from mental illness. (b) to promote resettlement and rehabilitation facilities for those disabled by mental illness. (c) to employ professional advisers or workers to promote the object the company and to pay reasonable and proper remuneration for such services. (d) to act as trustees or agents for or to manage money grants or other assistance received from statutory bodies, trusts or other bodies, and to affiliate with any other association, society or body established for charitable purposes only and having, primary object wholly or partly similar to those of the Company and for the purpose of promoting the primary object of the Company to co-operate with the press and other sources of publicity. (e) to purchase, take on lease or in exchange, hire or otherwise acquire and to hold, sell, feu, lease or otherwise dispose of any heritable or moveable property and any rights or, privileges which may be necessary or convenient for the promotion of the objects of the Company and to construct, maintain and alter any buildings or erections necessary or convenient for the work of the company and in particular so to acquire, hold and dispose of furniture, furnishings fixtures and other effects necessary or convenient for the objects of the Company.

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 £18,399,952 £19,106,462 552
March 31, 2024 £18,034,737 £18,360,647 597
March 31, 2023 £16,054,783 £15,814,198 579
March 31, 2022 £12,928,038 £12,768,644 427
March 31, 2021 £11,753,791 £11,138,930 390