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The Big House SCIO

SC053137Registered charity from 22 February 2024
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address The Big House SCIO
Cartmore Industrial Estate
Lochgelly
Fife
Postcode KY5 8LL
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation's purposes are: To provide public benefit in Scotland or elsewhere, and in particular the organisation is established to redistribute unused donated goods and items from businesses to adults, children, families and communities that are in need for reasons of poverty, poor health, disability, addition or other circumstances. The objects of the organisation are (a) The prevention or relief of poverty (c) The advancement of citizenship or community development; (d) The advancement of environmental protection or improvement; and (e) The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The Big House Multibank exists to relieve poverty and improve wellbeing for children and families across Scotland by providing access to essential household goods, while also reducing waste. We collect surplus new and unused items such as bedding, clothing, toiletries, baby products and cleaning essentials from retailers and manufacturers. Where donated supply does not meet need, we purchase priority items at cost price. Goods are stored and distributed from our warehouse in Lochgelly, supported by satellite hubs in Dundee, Perth and Edinburgh. Support is delivered through a trusted network of referral partners including schools, health visitors, social workers and community organisations, who request specific items for the families they support. This ensures help is targeted, dignified and based on real need. Since 2022, we have redistributed over 2.7 million essential items to families across Scotland.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 22 Feb 2024
Main Operating Location: Fife
Number of Staff: 10
Number of Volunteers: 0
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "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: "Other defined groups"
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 2025 £10,772,605 £10,186,981 23 Dec 2025 Yes Download
31 Mar 2026 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2026
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
Anna Hoogenboom
Phillip Lockwood-Holmes
Morag Neville
Joanna Mourant
Arabella Weir
Desmond McNulty
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