OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Bananabox Trust

ActiveCharity number SC047462
Registered31 May 2017
Main locationDundee City
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC047462
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
DD1 5LB

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

We send containers of goods to Malawi on behalf of other charities etc. We support our sister organisation in Malawi to provide self-sustaining school feeding. We support a sports academy in Malawi

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion
  • the advancement of health
  • the advancement of public participation in sport

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

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

Constitutional objectives

4.1 The advancement of religion by partnering with Church of Central Africa Presbyterian Synod of Livingstonia and their institutions 4.2 The prevention or relief of poverty by working with local communities in northern Malawi to facilitate the development of strategies designed to raise income for the communities which they can apply to their needs. by working with small businesses in northern Malawi to create employment and income. by sending donated goods from Scotland to meet specific and general needs. 4.3 The advancement of education by providing training in accountancy and other areas. by establishing a sports academy backed up by educational projects. 4.4 The advancement of health by partnering with hospitals in Northern Malawi. by providing medical equipment and supplies. by establishing a sports academy backed up by health messages. 4.5 The advancement of public participation in sport by establishing a sports academy in Northern Malawi.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£0£00Not supplied
31 December 2024£90,583£94,59306 June 2025
31 December 2023£73,826£88,510013 August 2024
31 December 2022£80,627£104,340025 July 2023
31 December 2021£123,147£91,968017 May 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
Unit 11, Peddie Street, Dundee
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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