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 a Charity which honours baby loss, now and always. We provide support to bereaved families at their critical time of loss through our Memory Boxes and our Bereavement Rooms. In the months and years that follow their loss, we offer comfort and support through our Trees of Tranquillity remembrance sculptures and private Facebook Groups. both offering grieving families a chance to share experiences with others who have been affected. We are the only Scottish based Charity that focuses on providing memory making opportunities for families, for all stages of pregnancy loss and close after birth.
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 | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £455,452 | £526,472 | 6 | 29 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £806,929 | £591,177 | 6 | 15 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £501,173 | £631,667 | 6 | 27 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £423,481 | £527,193 | 6 | 29 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £500,705 | £459,640 | 6 | 30 September 2021 |
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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