Charity Details

Bikes for Refugees (Scotland) SCIO

SC047302Registered charity from 04 April 2017

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Charity Information:

Website www.bikesforrefugees.scot

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

4.1 The prevention or relief of poverty for the public benefit by providing (a) free bicycles and related accessories (b) cycling related education, volunteering and employment opportunities, where appropriate, on behalf of those seeking asylum and those granted refugee status and their dependents in Scotland. 4.2 The advancement of environmental protection or improvement for the public benefit through (a) diverting and redirecting functional bicycles and their working parts from recycling and landfill (b) the refurbishment of second hand bicycles (b) the promotion of cycling as a sustainable and environmental activity amongst those seeking asylum and those granted refugee status and their dependents in Scotland. 4.3 The advancement of citizenship or community development (including rural or urban regeneration, and the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities) for the public benefit through (a) the provision of volunteering opportunities (b) promoting access to local amenities, activities and services through cycling 4.4 The advancement of health (including the prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering) for the public benefit through (a) access to cycles and cycling opportunities (b) the promotion of the physical and mental health benefits of cycling amongst those seeking asylum and those granted refugee status and their dependents in Scotland. 4.5 The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity for the public benefit by (a) promoting social inclusion and integration through cycling and the provision of community cycling events and activities. **Maximum Text Reached - further full information can be obtained directly from the Charity **

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

We are a unique community project with high impact and social return on investment. We support New Scots through the provision of bikes to better enable their daily mobility. Our staff and volunteers repair and refurbish donated bikes to disburse to New Scots, and we run various community events to provide support and training to both New Scots and volunteers.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 04 Apr 2017

Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh

Number of Staff: 7

Number of Volunteers: 51-100

Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "the advancement of health", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation", "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", "People with a particular ethnic or racial origin", "Other defined groups", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals", "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received
31 Mar 2021	£297,388	£140,064	27 Dec 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£201,209	£207,276	27 Dec 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£401,039	£283,686	15 Dec 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£172,960	£258,816	23 Dec 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£334,766	£355,015	31 Dec 2025	Yes
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
Kelly	Gilbert
Elizabeth	Hall
Catriona	Shields
Gabe	Vest
Philip	Awad
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