01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC024461
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 11
- Postcode
- EH48 4HD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Home Aid provides essential furniture and white goods for people who have been homeless and are taking up tenancies. Included are families, single parents and individuals all in the low-income category who, with the assistance of Home Aid, are looking to make the transition from homelessness to a home-making situation. In addition to providing furniture and white goods, we look to benefit the environment through the recycling and redistribution of second hand furniture and household items back to the West Lothian community.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
1.The purpose of the organisation is to relieve the poverty of people within the District of West Lothian on low income and those in receipt of benefit by providing or assisting in the provision of recycled furniture, clothing and household items and in furtherance of the above objectives 2.The advancement of environmental protection or improvement. 3.The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage (including relief given by the provision of accommodation or care).
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £492,101 | £502,536 | 11 | 27 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £545,046 | £563,132 | 11 | 27 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £421,022 | £401,720 | 11 | 20 February 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £416,338 | £363,179 | 11 | 29 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £375,179 | £334,342 | 11 | 6 December 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
- 12-14 Gideon Street, Bathgate, West Lothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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