01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042940
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 9
- Postcode
- DG1 4TA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
SHAX is a registered charity supporting individuals and families affected by homelessness and poverty since 2008. For over a decade, we have provided while diverting significant amounts of reusable household items from landfill. A core part of our work is the provision of Home Starter Packs, which help people sustain new tenancies. Many individuals referred to us move into accommodation with no basic household items. We provide starter packs that have all the items need to live in a home as anyone would take for granted, they are provided free to alll recipients fro our referral system set up with all the local stakeholders.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- 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
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are to work in partnership to: 4.1 Provide relief of poverty of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through provision of essential furniture and household goods to local people and families in need in transition from emergency accommodation to a permanent tenancy in Nithsdale and Dumfries and Galloway 4.2 Provide relief of poverty of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through provision of support and essential furniture and household goods to local people and families residing in low income housing 4.3 Encourage and enable the continued development of better resourced more people-centred and collaborative local services to reduce homelessness and the impact of being homeless 4.4 To educate and promote the local community to have an informed understanding of homelessness locally 4.5 To encourage and enable the provision of quality volunteering and employability skills training, especially for longer-term unemployed people 4.6 Advance environmental improvement by reducing landfill waste and preserving resources through reusing donated household goods and other such landfill waste not exclusive to households
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £339,426 | £352,342 | 9 | 3 August 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £338,066 | £324,932 | 9 | 18 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £340,608 | £328,588 | 9 | 7 August 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £338,066 | £324,932 | 9 | 28 September 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £383,767 | £260,878 | 9 | 4 October 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
- Merrick House, The Crichton, Bankend Road, Dumfries
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.shax.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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