01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037646
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 12
- Postcode
- TD1 1RT
OSCR note: Previous name - Scottish Borders Community Development Company from 30/11/2006 to 05/01/2024
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We provide accessible and affordable community transport for anyone who has difficulty using public transport because of factors such as ill health, disability or age. Our vehicles can also behired by local groups.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
2 The company has been formed for the benefit of those ordinarily residing within the Scottish Borders local authority area with the following objects: a. the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, rural isolation, poverty or other disadvantage. b. the prevention or relief of poverty. c. the advancement of education, particularly through, but not limited to, the provision of community transport services.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £490,517 | £464,922 | 12 | 18 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £195,308 | £297,444 | 12 | 15 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £464,139 | £458,085 | 12 | 3 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £352,746 | £341,157 | 12 | 9 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £364,482 | £333,979 | 12 | 12 November 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
- Brewerybrig, Low Buckholmside, GALALSHIELS
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://borderswheels.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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