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MECOPP (Minority Ethnic Carers of People Project)

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC029700
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 16, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Jan. 21, 2000
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Norton Park Business Centre
57 Albion Road
Edinburgh
EH7 5QY

Contact

Website
mecopp.org.uk
Screenshot of the MECOPP (Minority Ethnic Carers of People Project) website

Activities

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

MECOPP champions the rights of black and minority ethnic carers and carers with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. Our remit spans across the whole of Scotland. We do this by providing a range of tailored services, including multilingual advice and advocacy, casework, health and wellbeing programmes, cultural and recreational activities as well as policy engagement.

Beneficiaries: 'Older People','People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','Other defined groups'

Objectives: The objects for which the Company is established are to benefit black and minority ethnic carers and carers within other marginalised communities caring for an individual or individuals who require such care because of age, infirmity, ill-health or other condition of need, in the areas of Edinburgh, the Lothians and elsewhere and in particular to advance the education, increase the health and welfare and relieve the poverty, distress and sickness of such carers.

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, 2025 Dec. 16, 2025On time £961,030 £886,812 25
March 31, 2024 Dec. 10, 2024On time £861,543 £957,524 29
March 31, 2023 Dec. 14, 2023On time £998,739 £971,092 27
March 31, 2022 Dec. 13, 2022On time £840,562 £674,427 20
March 31, 2021 Nov. 30, 2021On time £528,338 £505,936 16

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