WILTSHIRE SCRAPSTORE AND RESOURCE CENTRE

Registered charity 1077193 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WILTSHIRE PLAY RESOURCE CENTRE

We are a Wiltshire based charity whose main aim is to promote learning through creativity by making various low cost resources available to the community. These resources include a scrapstore, craft shop, training and outreach service. Scrap is donated by businesses and is anything that would normally go into landfill but is safe and clean for children and young people to use.

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Latest income
£312k
Latest spending
£311k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £78,182 are held against a policy target of £78,469, which equates to three months of operational costs. The charity reports a net movement in funds of £525 for the year, with total incoming resources of £311,569 and resources expended of £311,044. The trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, noting that the charity has diversified income streams and is recovering from previous high investment costs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £78k; policy: three months operational costs)
“The Trustees have resolved to maintain funds at a level that equates to at least three months operational costs in order to ensure the ongoing provision of services. This figure is currently £78,469 and represents unrestricted reserves.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£312k£311k
31/03/2024£302k£319k
31/03/2023£271k£282k
31/03/2022£254k£271k
31/03/2021£272k£239k

Common questions

Is WILTSHIRE SCRAPSTORE AND RESOURCE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £78,182 are held against a policy target of £78,469, which equates to three months of operational costs. The charity reports a net movement in funds of £525 for the year, with total incoming resources of £311,569 and resources expended of £311,044. The trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, noting that the charity has diversified income streams and is recovering from previous high investment costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WILTSHIRE SCRAPSTORE AND RESOURCE CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WILTSHIRE SCRAPSTORE AND RESOURCE CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON, THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDONFY2023£20k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund31/07/2025£19kEnvironmental awareness craft boxes
The National Lottery Community Fund03/02/2023£10kEssential Educational/Creative Resource Boxes
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2021£10kSummer Fun in a Box
The National Lottery Community Fund11/05/2020£41kWiltshire Scrapstore Covid 19 Educational Resource Packs Project
The National Lottery Community Fund01/02/2017£9kScrapstore community fun days
The National Lottery Community Fund13/09/2012£8kWilshire Scrapstore Mobile Christmas Workshop and Grotto