01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC023059
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G84 9JS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Trust has for 30 years provided a service recycling furniture and household items in order to supply them at low cost to those in need in the Helensburgh area of Argyle and Bute. Frequently the Trust responds to requests from social services organisations to help individuals in need who are moving into new housing. We are also able to sell fully tested electrical appliances and household goods at affordable prices to fund our day to day operations. The Trust is entirely staffed by volunteers and operates a shop to sell recycled items ranging from white goods to bedding and kitchen utensils. We also operate a van to pick up and deliver furniture and white goods.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The purpose and objects of the Trust are to relieve poverty in Helensburgh and the surrounding areas and in furtherance thereof to distribute goods and funds to those persons demonstrably capable of showing a genuine need of the same and to do all things as will properly attain the above purpose and objects.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £17,662 | £14,176 | 0 | 7 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £21,362 | £12,139 | 0 | 12 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £21,937 | £12,934 | 0 | 29 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £29,041 | £29,370 | 0 | 15 September 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £10,546 | £10,527 | 0 | 29 October 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 4 West Montrose Street, Helensburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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