01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050850
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- TD6 9SW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our goal is to provide food and essential items to those in need in Galashiels and the surrounding areas. We receive donations food and money which we use to purchase items which we then distribute to those who register with us. We work with local Social Services, churches, schools and other bodies to reach those needing assistance.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- 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
4 The organisation’s purposes are to relieve poverty, suffering and distress of persons in the Scottish Borders by providing food and other items free or at subsidised cost.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2026 | £46,992 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £64,781 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 21 September 2026 |
| 5 April 2025 | £108,819 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £57,381 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 August 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £58,630 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £87,846 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 8 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £76,637 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £51,379 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 12 August 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £98,492 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £50,311 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 7 July 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
- Orchard Lee, 9 Ormiston Terrace, Melrose
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://galashielsfoodbank.wordpress.com/
- 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
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