OSCR Scottish charity profile

Reusing IT

ActiveCharity number SC037716
Registered10 January 2007
Main locationWest Lothian
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC037716
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
1
Postcode
EH53 0AU

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

No-one in the world should be excluded from education through lack of technology. We collect and refurbish end-of-life laptops and other devices, and donate them to combat digital exclusion*. A hidden sector of society is being left behind – those who don’t have a device or internet access. At the same time, millions of useable devices are discarded by people and organisations on the endless upgrade cycle. We exploit this irony to the full! We collect discarded devices, refurbish them and donate them to digitally excluded people. Our focus is on education.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

To advance education and welfare anywhere in the world by sourcing, refurbishing and providing computers, related equipment and support services to educational establishments, community organisations, NGOs and others working in fields as diverse as education, recreation, environment, human rights, healthcare and welfare. To provide sustainable educational , social and economic benefits to low income families and impoverished communities through the provision of computers and related equipment and thereby to assist in combating the digital divide. To protect and enhance the environment by ensuring appropriate recycling of computers and related equipment which can no longer be refurbished . To provide computer and IT services of all kinds to charities and voluntary organisations so as to assist them in their effectiveness and efficiency.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 October 2025£106,796£91,72516 July 2026
31 October 2024£75,037£81,099120 July 2025
31 October 2023£82,266£71,67019 July 2024
31 October 2022£193,390£60,276124 July 2023
31 October 2021£59,951£44,026125 July 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
The Cottage, 49 Bank Street, Midcalder, Livingston
Website supplied to OSCR
www.reusingit.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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