01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047302
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 7
- Postcode
- Not supplied
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are a unique community project with high impact and social return on investment. We support New Scots through the provision of bikes to better enable their daily mobility. Our staff and volunteers repair and refurbish donated bikes to disburse to New Scots, and we run various community events to provide support and training to both New Scots and volunteers.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- 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
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
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
4.1 The prevention or relief of poverty for the public benefit by providing (a) free bicycles and related accessories (b) cycling related education, volunteering and employment opportunities, where appropriate, on behalf of those seeking asylum and those granted refugee status and their dependents in Scotland. 4.2 The advancement of environmental protection or improvement for the public benefit through (a) diverting and redirecting functional bicycles and their working parts from recycling and landfill (b) the refurbishment of second hand bicycles (b) the promotion of cycling as a sustainable and environmental activity amongst those seeking asylum and those granted refugee status and their dependents in Scotland. 4.3 The advancement of citizenship or community development (including rural or urban regeneration, and the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities) for the public benefit through (a) the provision of volunteering opportunities (b) promoting access to local amenities, activities and services through cycling 4.4 The advancement of health (including the prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering) for the public benefit through (a) access to cycles and cycling opportunities (b) the promotion of the physical and mental health benefits of cycling amongst those seeking asylum and those granted refugee status and their dependents in Scotland. 4.5 The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity for the public benefit by (a) promoting social inclusion and integration through cycling and the provision of community cycling events and activities. **Maximum Text Reached - further full information can be obtained directly from the Charity **
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £334,766 | £355,015 | 7 | 31 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £172,960 | £258,816 | 7 | 23 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £401,039 | £283,686 | 7 | 15 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £201,209 | £207,276 | 7 | 27 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £297,388 | £140,064 | 7 | 27 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
- Not supplied
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.bikesforrefugees.scot
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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