01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC036545
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 10
- Postcode
- G53 7WA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Spruce exists to provide a viable alternative to dealing with post manufacture flooring that is considered surplus to requirement and so destined for landfill. This diversion activity also aims to ensure as much material as possible is repurposed for sale as reuse floor coverings, often to low-income individuals, thus providing both social and environmental benefits.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To promote the welfare and relieve the needs of those in the community who have been recently homeless and others in the community in financial hardship by the provision of floor coverings that will help, such people sustain their tenancies. To promote the welfare of those in society who have experienced homelessness by offering meaningful volunteering opportunities, thereby increasing their self-confidence and skills. To provide training for unemployed people that will increase their chances of becoming employed or self-employed. To educate the public in the benefits of environmental protection through the re-use and recycling of existing resources.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £738,094 | £845,510 | 10 | 31 March 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £836,198 | £825,737 | 10 | 27 February 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | £901,726 | £831,365 | 10 | 31 March 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £0 | £901,726 | 10 | 30 March 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £605,958 | £542,804 | 10 | 8 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
- 30, Woodhead Road, Nitshill, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.sprucecarpets.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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