Recap (N Lanarkshire)
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC034452
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- March 23, 2004
- Legal form
- Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Address
- Address
- 51 Napier Road
Wardpark
Cumbernauld
G68 0EF
Contact
- Website
recapnl.org.uk
Activities
'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals'
'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'
Recap is a Community Furniture recycling project which is based in Cumbernauld and started in 2003. Recap has the three main aims and objectives Reduction of poverty and hardship within the local Community Environmental – Waste reduction and diversion of goods going to landfill Economic – provide local jobs and volunteering opportunities. 3. Operations Recap collects household furniture and electrical goods, and then refurbishes and redistributes at affordable prices to individuals and families. Recap is a charity and through a referral scheme many homeless persons
Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'
Objectives: To relieve poverty of the inhabitants in the area of benefit in particular those who have need by virtue oftheir youth, age, infirmity, disability, handicap, poverty, homelessness or unemployment, by collecting, refurbishing and storing donated furniture and household goods and distributing them to those in need. ii) To advance environmental protection or improvement through: The refurbishment, re-use & recycling of furniture items with the aim being to reduce the volume of furniture items being sent to landfill sites for disposal. The promotion of education in the fields of the environment, resource recovery, re-use, waste management and recycling, with a view to encouraging a more sustainable use of scarce environmental resources. To advance education and promote training, with particular reference to work skills which will improve the participants' chances of obtaining further paid employment.
Geography
- Main operating location
- North Lanarkshire
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £122,568 | £136,272 | 8 |
| March 31, 2024 | £138,312 | £137,917 | - |
| March 31, 2023 | £118,163 | £139,581 | - |
| March 31, 2022 | £115,794 | £107,814 | - |
| March 31, 2021 | £93,580 | £104,375 | - |
Nearby
- Kelvin Valley RDA (SCIO) 0.4 mi
- Cumbernauld Free Church Of Scotland 0.5 mi
- Cumbernauld Action On Care Of The Elderly 0.5 mi
- 3rd Cumbernauld Scouts Group 223rd Glasgow 0.8 mi
- Wellspring 0.9 mi