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Ecas Limited

Also known as: Ecas

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC014929
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed June 22, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Feb. 25, 1909
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Norton Park
57 Albion Road
Edinburgh
EH7 5QY

Contact

Website
ecas.scot
Screenshot of the Ecas Limited website

Activities

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

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

Ecas is an Edinburgh based charity and was established over a hundred years ago. The charity works to improve the quality of life of physically disabled people in the Edinburgh and Lothian area: promoting equality, choice and participation through our activities, befriending service and grants fund. The charity is governed by the Board of Directors, who are also the charity trustees. The directors are responsible for the strategic direction of Ecas, and also for ensuring that it operates within all relevant legislation. Ecas is largely self-financed from income from its own investment portfolio but is also proactive in fundraising to raise the necessary funds to continue the core activities agreed by the Board.

Beneficiaries: 'People with disabilities or health problems'

Objectives: The Company is established to advance the cause of all disabled people.

Geography

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

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2026 June 22, 2026On time £237,264 £367,422 17
March 31, 2025 Oct. 6, 2025On time £227,992 £336,685 17
March 31, 2024 June 11, 2024On time £186,591 £342,941 19
March 31, 2023 Aug. 1, 2023On time £187,658 £318,183 14
March 31, 2022 Sept. 6, 2022On time £237,160 £309,278 15
March 31, 2021 June 3, 2021 £187,247 £306,582 22

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