01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038284
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- EH22 2AT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are a community based social enterprise serving the people of Midlothian. In order to conserve the environment and to reduce landfill waste, we set up a furniture and white goods recycling project many years ago. We collect, refurbish and redistribute household goods within the local community. All profits from this go to help sustain our project and employ local people.
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
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To relieve poverty, particularly among those living in and/or around Midlothian ('the Operating Area') by providing people who are in a state of poverty with free or low cost furniture, white goods, appliances and/or other items To promote the voluntary sector and the efficiency and effectiveness of charities (particularly those operating in the Operating Area) and in particular through: (i) the provision of portable appliance tests and/or other services (ii) the supply of vehicles on hire and/or the provision of transport geared to the needs of such organisations To advance education through the establishment of a learning centre within the Operating Area and by furthering the education and training of those resident in the Operating Area (which may include the provision of work experience) with particular emphasis on those who are unemployed and/or newly entering or re-entering the jobs market. To advance environmental protection and improvement, and in particular through reducing (through the operation of recycling and other schemes) the volume of furniture, white goods, electrical appliances and/or other items that could otherwise form part of the waste stream and thus increase the proliferation of landfill sites.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £497,186 | £497,279 | 6 | 4 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £494,673 | £500,194 | 6 | 4 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £485,034 | £495,159 | 6 | 16 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £417,148 | £455,178 | 6 | 12 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £404,613 | £350,981 | 6 | 16 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
- 10 Woodburn Road, Dalkeith, Midlothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.midarc.org
- Parent charity
- Midlothian Advice and Resource Centre · SC009769
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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