01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC036626
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 8
- Postcode
- EH33 2JX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Recharge supports young people aged 11-25 who live in Tranent and the surrounding villages (Ross High School catchment area) in East Lothian. We support young people with issues they are faced with helping them become more confident, whilst learning new skills and giving them positive new opportunities. Whilst also helping them get their voice represented in the community and become more involved in their community. Our main activities are drop in nights, youth participation, 1 to1 support, issue based youth work, detached youth work, community transition and school holiday activities.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To advance education and to relieve poverty among people in Tranent who need community education by encouraging and supporting the development of all types of advocacy which improves their conditions of life.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £168,468 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £111,871 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 8 | 17 November 2025 |
| 31 July 2024 | £74,923 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £135,351 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 8 | 25 March 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £137,950 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £97,523 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 8 | 30 April 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £94,567 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £102,001 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 8 | 3 May 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £124,309 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £102,086 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 8 | 29 April 2022 |
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
- Recharge, Dewar House, 1A Loch Road, Tranent
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.rechargetranent.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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