01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC053291
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- AB24 3EE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
BECYCLE started operating in 2007 when 2 students began their voluntary work with the workshop based in a shed. Throughout the years the locations were changing and growing into our current workshop and so did the numbers of volunteers and numbers of people able to find help through our services. The goal was the same from the start until now – to provide access to cycling to more and more people regardless of their gender, age, race, beliefs, status, income, etc. To make that happen, we are providing bikes on a library loan basis with a fully refundable deposit upon return of the bike. Bicycles can be leased for indefinite time, given that the six-month lease is extended in person with the bike brought to the workshop for the purpose of checking it for possible need of repair.
Charitable purposes
- 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
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 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, and in furtherance of this by. 4.1 Encouraging cycling as a mode of healthy, sustainable transport 4.2 Operating a free bicycle workshop, where community members can learn about bicycle repairs and maintenance 4.3 Providing a bicycle library with free limited loans of bicycles 4.4 Working in partnership with other bodies to achieve the purposes
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2026 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 1 April 2025 | £28,613 | £24,569 | 0 | 2 February 2026 |
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
- BECYCLE Workshop, 21-23 High Street, Aberdeen
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://becycle.uk/home
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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