01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048825
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 9
- Postcode
- EH1 1JG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
SHRUB is a community-led cooperative in Edinburgh working for a world without waste. Our purpose is: ? To provide a welcoming space for rethinking our relationship to waste, reducing consumption and developing effective use of resources ? To support community empowerment in Edinburgh, learning and sharing skills to make a practical difference to the world we share ? To deliver innovative waste prevention, creative reuse and repair practices in a living laboratory of Circular Economy. To achieve these goals, we operate a variety of projects, such as empowering residents with the skills to repair their clothing and bicycles, or redistributing surplus supermarket food.,
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 The advancement of environmental protection and improvement by contributing to a zero waste community in Edinburgh. In particular, providing year round re-use, up-cycling and redistribution of household items discarded by the transient populations. 4.2 The advancement of education by providing training and skill-sharing in all functions of the enterprise. 4.3 The advancement of citizenship and community development through active participation.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £257,449 | £274,778 | 9 | 31 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £249,928 | £277,207 | 9 | 31 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £155,404 | £168,943 | 9 | 31 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £260,516 | £300,750 | 9 | 14 February 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £325,063 | £261,965 | 9 | 22 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
- 13 Guthrie Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.shrubcoop.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
© Crown Copyright and database right 2026. Contains information from the Scottish Charity Register supplied by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. BritDB is an independent service and does not claim to be the Scottish Charity Register.