01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC019837
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- PA34 4DN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Lorn Toy Library is a community led toy lending library. It provides a range of services to the local community including stay and play sessions, a sling library and a nappy library, as well as the toy library. Children's right to play is at the heart of everything that the Lorn Toy Library does, and it is dedicated to supporting parents and carers to learn about the importance of play to their child's development. We are passionate about reducing the waste associated with the toy industry and through the toy library encourage parents to hire toys to reduce the volume of new toys purchased, and often only played with a few times.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objective of the Toy Library is to provide or assist in ,the provision o, f facilities for children, for their recreation or leisure - time occupation such as therapeutic, educational or stimulating toys in the interests of social welfare and advancement of education, with the aim of improving their conditions of life .
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £32,801 | £31,508 | 4 | 30 July 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £22,135 | £30,834 | 4 | 24 July 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £36,811 | £31,887 | 4 | 7 April 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £20,751 | £26,041 | 4 | 24 May 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £23,709 | £10,188 | 4 | 29 March 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Church Of Scotland Centre, Glencruitten Road, Oban, Argyll
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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