01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038243
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- EH12 9DH
OSCR note: Previous legal name Simpson's Memory Box Appeal from 16 May 2007 to 18 June 2024.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Simba is Scotland’s only charity focused solely on memory-making following the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death. Since 2005, we have supported more than 22,000 families across Scotland through our 'made with love' Memory Boxes delivered to hospitals, homes and communities. In addition we have supported the creation of Bereavement Suites in clinical settings and provided healthcare professional training and community support, including Tree of Tranquillity spaces for reflection and remembrance.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To relieve the needs of individuals affected by the loss of a baby . To advance education and, in particular, to raise awareness among the general public of issues relating to the loss of a baby and the needs of parents in such circumstances
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £424,022 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £452,277 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 6 | 2 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £455,452 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £526,472 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 6 | 29 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £806,929 | £290,014 | £83,163 | £432,520 | £1,232 | £0 | £591,177 | £14,593 | £331,252 | £245,332 | 6 | 15 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £501,173 | £192,377 | £24,701 | £283,685 | £410 | £0 | £631,667 | £5,482 | £300,765 | £325,420 | 6 | 27 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £423,481 | £164,645 | £17,677 | £241,105 | £54 | £0 | £527,193 | £202,612 | £324,581 | £0 | 6 | 29 September 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
- Simba Charity, 1 Lochside View, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.simbacharity.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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