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Recycling First

SC045286Registered charity from 12 December 2014
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address Unit 12a
Macmerry Industrial Estate
Macmerry
Tranent
East Lothian
Postcode EH33 1RD
Website http://www.recyclingfirstel.org/
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation is established for the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage and the advancement of environmental protection or improvement, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1 To help meet the needs of low income households lacking basic furniture and effects. 4.2 To satisfy the wishes of people who wish to see their surpluses put to good use. 4.3 To reduce the volume of domestic waste by recycling usable goods. 4.4 To promote the advantages of recycling furniture, furnishings and appliances and to work with and support furniture recycling projects in other areas.
Operations:
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 12 Dec 2014
Main Operating Location: East Lothian
Purposes: "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: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021 £68,018 £66,131 13 Jul 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £105,955 £67,364 27 Oct 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £92,106 £78,325 31 Oct 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £100,904 £80,741 01 Oct 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £90,358 £87,812 18 Dec 2025 Yes 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
No charity trustee information available
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