01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC033827
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 17
- Postcode
- EH43 6AB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provide opportunities to the local community to undertake training, provide a service to the local community to recycle and re-use surplus furniture
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The company's objects are: 4.1 To relieve poverty of the inhabitants of the area of benefit, in particular those who have need by virtue of their youth, age, infirmity, disability, handicap, poverty, homelessness or unemployment, by collecting, refurbishing and storing donated furniture and household goods and distributing them to those in need. 4.2 To advance education and promote training, with particular reference to skills which will assist the participants in obtaining paid employment. 4.3 To promote community development and citizenship by offering volunteering opportunities and training and providing services and initiatives which combat loneliness and isolation, or lead to community cohesion. 4.4 To advance environmental protection through the re-use and recycling of furniture and household goods.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £320,950 | £357,078 | 17 | 18 July 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £338,388 | £327,127 | 17 | 3 April 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £330,707 | £300,220 | 17 | 15 February 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £317,604 | £248,657 | 17 | 22 December 2022 |
| 30 September 2021 | £275,345 | £230,435 | 17 | 21 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
- Unit 7, Tweedvale Mills East, Walkerburn, Peebleshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.homebasics.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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