01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046036
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- TD1 3RU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
o To advance education by providing opportunities for learning through bicycle maintenance and workshops. o To encourage and promote active travel by linking in with other organisations and groups. o To offer opportunities for skills development by linking in with local Job centres and people who may be considered farthest from the labour market. o To advance environmental protection or improvement by recovering bicycles from the waste stream, reducing the waste sent to landfill and by raising awareness of reuse and recycling locally. o Reducing poverty and inequality by encouraging strong intergenerational relationships locally by involving all sectors of the community in the recycling work and encouraging cycling through affordable pricing across all sectors of the community including those socially disadvantaged and isolated.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company's objects are: To advance environmental protection or improvement by: Recovering bicycles from the waste stream, reducing the waste sent to landfill and by doing this raise awareness of reuse and recycling locally. We will link with local groups to get them involved with this agenda to encourage them to reuse and recycle. To advance education by: Providing opportunities to support and train individuals in both bike maintenance and bike and road safety by linking with local educational establishments and the police. We will also endeavour to offer opportunities for modern apprenticeships linking with Skills Development Scotland. Supporting cycling proficiency of people of all ages to encourage more people to take up safe cycling across the region. The provision and organisation of recreational facilities and activities by: Providing and making recycled bikes available to tourists visiting the Borders at key strategic points i.e. local train station. Promoting fund raising activities around cycling which will help with the operational and sustainability costs of the organisation. Supporting the provision of further safe cycle paths in the Borders to encourage people of all ages to cycle to work and for pleasure. To reduce inequalities and encourage strong intergenerational relationships locally by: Involving all sectors of the community in the recycling work and encouraging cycling across all sectors including socially disadvantaged or isolated people.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £137,287 | £89,290 | 3 | 18 December 2025 |
| 31 July 2024 | £54,038 | £69,968 | 3 | 18 November 2024 |
| 31 July 2023 | £69,541 | £67,434 | 3 | 20 February 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £64,777 | £63,553 | 3 | 28 April 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £56,424 | £51,867 | 3 | 28 April 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
- 5 Tweedbank Craft Centre , Tweedbank, Galashiels
- Website supplied to OSCR
- justcycle.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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