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The Edinburgh Clothing Store

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC039409
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Oct. 2, 2025. Filing history
Registered
March 13, 2008
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
7 Greenbank Crescent
Edinburgh
EH10 5PE

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

The Edinburgh Clothing Store (ECS) is a charity run by volunteers, offering clothing, shoes, bedding, curtains and towels for people in genuine need such as individuals and families who are on low income, or vulnerable through personal circumstances. It's a free service made possible by volunteers managing appointments and sorting through donations. The ECS is run totally by volunteers and has over 1,500 people referred to the service annually.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: To advance the relief of poverty by the collection and distribution of clothing, bed clothes, curtains, towels and general household goods for the benefit of members of the public referred to the Company by caring agencies.

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Jan. 31, 2025 Oct. 2, 2025On time £35,192 £26,614
Jan. 31, 2024 Oct. 11, 2024On time £33,540 £27,288
Jan. 31, 2023 Sept. 11, 2023On time £33,025 £24,136
Jan. 31, 2022 Nov. 18, 202218 days late £16,372 £23,000
Jan. 31, 2021 Oct. 28, 2021On time £22,534 £24,902

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.