CAPABILITY SCOTLAND
Company number SC036524 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Capability Scotland is a long-established Scottish third-sector specialist at the intersection of disability social care and specialist education, occupying a niche/leader position rather than a mass-market care role. Available data indicates sound filing compliance and a substantial board, but the absence of financial figures prevents quantitative benchmarking against sector norms; its key exposure is public-sector commissioning and workforce cost pressure. Its competitive strength lies in integrated specialist services and heritage, while resilience will depend on contract diversification, reserves and workforce/regulatory performance.
Overview
- Company type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Incorporated
- 1961-06-05
- Registered office
- Vantage Point, 24 St Johns Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 6NZ
- Postcode
- EH12 6NZ
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-12-10
- Next due by
- 2026-12-24
Nature of business (SIC)
- 85590 Other education not elsewhere classified
- 85600 Educational support services
- 87300 Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
- 88990 Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified
Officers 14 current · 58 resigned
Group structure 4 subsidiaries
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CAPABILITY SCOTLAND TRADING LTD. Dissolved
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COMPASS SDS BROKER LTD Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Registered charity
Capability Scotland — charity number SC011330 (Scottish Charity Register)
Source: Scottish Charity Register (OSCR), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
Matched by registered name to the register of licensed sponsors (Home Office, updated daily) — check the register itself before relying on it. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z6598436 (Tier 1), registered since 2003.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Care Inspectorate (Scotland) 26 services
Registered care provider in Scotland — most recent grades between 3 (adequate) and 6 (excellent) on the Inspectorate's 6-point scale, 3 not yet graded.
Source: Care Inspectorate Care Services Open Datastore, Open Government Licence — inspection reports on careinspectorate.scot.
Gender pay gap
0%
Women's median hourly pay above men's, 2025/26 · in the top 10% for parity
Contact details
- Website
- capability-scotland.org.uk
Capability Scotland delivers exemplary care, support and education for disabled children and adults across Scotland. Learn more and support us today.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| SCOTTISH COUNCIL FOR SPASTICS | 1996-04-25 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| C/O C/O MORTON FRASER LLP, QUARTERMILE TWO 2 LISTER SQUARE, EDINBURGH, EH3 9GL, SCOTLAND | 2018-11-28 |
| HEAD OFFICE, WESTERLEA, 11 ELLERSLY ROAD, EDINBURGH, EH12 6HY | 2016-10-19 |
| 22 CORSTORPHINE ROAD, EDINBURGH, EH12 6HP | 2005-01-04 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 376 similar companies in EH, trading since 1961