Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    REPAIRS UPCYCLING & SKILLS TRAINING 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    Financial Data
    Period ending 31/05/21
    Total income £0
    Total spending £0
    Surplus/deficit £0
    Established: 4 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Technical, vocational and continuing education
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
    Where it operates
    • Renfrewshire
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - RUST Woodwork Workshops
    £9,470 07/12/2021
    This group will use the funding for woodworking training workshops to enable people to repair recycle and upcycle items that would otherwise be taken to landfill.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 20/05/2020, number: SC050171
    Filing Record
    1 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Charleston House, 87-95 Neilston Road, Paisley, PA2 6ES

    Objectives

    The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of environmental protection and improvement for public benefit by: i. Promoting sustainable use of material goods and resources through repair, reuse, reclamation, recycling, use of recycled products and use of surplus and leftover materials. ii. Reducing the carbon emissions linked to production and consumption by encouraging reuse and reduction of consumption 4.2 The advancement of education of the public about all aspects of waste generation, waste management, repair, re-use and recycling by, for example: i. Increasing the awareness of the public’s knowledge and understanding about aspects of waste management, repair, reuse and recycling by: • Supporting skills sharing, development and training • Working in partnership to develop repair and reuse services ii. Organising workshops to educate people in repair and upcycling to divert them from landfill and introduce sustainable behaviour back into society. iii. Organising workshops to educate and improve skills in making re-usable items to replace single-use items. iv. Bringing the community together through the sharing of skills and knowledge and encouraging the sharing of intergenerational knowledge and skills

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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