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SHAX

SC042940Registered charity from 15 February 2012
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address Merrick House
The Crichton
Bankend Road
Dumfries
Postcode DG1 4TA
Website www.shax.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are to work in partnership to: 4.1 Provide relief of poverty of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through provision of essential furniture and household goods to local people and families in need in transition from emergency accommodation to a permanent tenancy in Nithsdale and Dumfries and Galloway 4.2 Provide relief of poverty of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through provision of support and essential furniture and household goods to local people and families residing in low income housing 4.3 Encourage and enable the continued development of better resourced more people-centred and collaborative local services to reduce homelessness and the impact of being homeless 4.4 To educate and promote the local community to have an informed understanding of homelessness locally 4.5 To encourage and enable the provision of quality volunteering and employability skills training, especially for longer-term unemployed people 4.6 Advance environmental improvement by reducing landfill waste and preserving resources through reusing donated household goods and other such landfill waste not exclusive to households
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
SHAX is a registered charity supporting individuals and families affected by homelessness and poverty since 2008. For over a decade, we have provided while diverting significant amounts of reusable household items from landfill. A core part of our work is the provision of Home Starter Packs, which help people sustain new tenancies. Many individuals referred to us move into accommodation with no basic household items. We provide starter packs that have all the items need to live in a home as anyone would take for granted, they are provided free to alll recipients fro our referral system set up with all the local stakeholders.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 15 Feb 2012
Main Operating Location: Dumfries And Galloway
Number of Staff: 9
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "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", "Other defined groups"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2022 £383,767 £260,878 04 Oct 2022
31 Mar 2023 £338,066 £324,932 28 Sept 2023
31 Mar 2024 £340,608 £328,588 07 Aug 2024
31 Mar 2025 £338,066 £324,932 18 Sept 2025
31 Mar 2026 £339,426 £352,342 03 Aug 2026 Download
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Ian Callander
Robin Henderson
Kevan Douglas
Stuart Callander
Dr Julia Mitchell
Elizabeth Thompson
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