01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC052257
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 16
- Postcode
- KA1 1BL
OSCR note: East Ayrshire Churches Homelessness Action (SCIO) SC052257-was established to replace East Ayrshire Churches Homelessness Action SC036849
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The organisation's purposes are to prevent or reduce homelessness and to accompany those with addictions throughout their journey to recovery by the provision of goods and services for those homeless. at risk of homelessness. those experiencing poverty or addiction or otherwise marginalised within the East Ayrshire local authority area. Specifically this is by means of a thrice weekly one stop drop-in providing access to professional services for anyone in need, an innovative Recovery Hub assisting hard to reach people with addictions through their recovery journey. The Friendly Fresh Start project provides household packs to families entering a tenancy, and hygiene packs and food parcels to every individual or family who presents as homeless.
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
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation's purposes are to prevent or reduce homelessness and to accompany those with addictions throughout their journey to recovery by the provision of goods or services for those homeless. at risk of homelessness. those experiencing poverty or addiction or or otherwise marginalised within the East Ayrshire local authority area. Specifically this is by means of a thrice weekly one-stop drop-in providing access to professional services for anyone in need, an innovative Recovery Hub assisting hard to reach people with addictions through their recovery journey, the Friendly Fresh start project which provides household packs to families entering a tenancy, and hygiene packs and food parcels to every individual or family who presents as homeless.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 16 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £611,342 | £582,152 | 16 | 13 March 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £491,974 | £516,652 | 16 | 30 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £418,802 | £359,439 | 16 | 1 November 2023 |
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
- 49 John Finnie Street, Kilmarnock
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.eacha.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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