01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC045286
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- EH33 1RD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Recycling First is a East Lothian-based non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting individuals in need, particularly those who are unemployed, on low incomes, or homeless. We work to reduce poverty, promote environmental sustainability, and provide pathways to employment and skills development.
Charitable purposes
- 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
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation is established for the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage and the advancement of environmental protection or improvement, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1 To help meet the needs of low income households lacking basic furniture and effects. 4.2 To satisfy the wishes of people who wish to see their surpluses put to good use. 4.3 To reduce the volume of domestic waste by recycling usable goods. 4.4 To promote the advantages of recycling furniture, furnishings and appliances and to work with and support furniture recycling projects in other areas.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 2 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £90,358 | £87,812 | 2 | 18 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £100,904 | £80,741 | 2 | 1 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £92,106 | £78,325 | 2 | 31 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £105,955 | £67,364 | 2 | 27 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
- Unit 12a, Macmerry Industrial Estate, Macmerry, Tranent, East Lothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.recyclingfirstel.org/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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