01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049781
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- AB35 5PA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The chairty support children and young people who have a stoma. For children we gift a bear with a stoma, Buttony, along with story books and colouring books. For teenagers and young adult we gift a wash bag full of helpful non-medical items to help them adapt to life with a stoma. We also provide resources for stoma nurses to help prepare children and families prior to surgery. We aim to raise positive awareness of living with stoma.
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
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1 To support children and young people with a stoma, by providing a specially created teddy bear, “A Bear Named Buttony”. The bear is a CE approved toy, adapted by volunteers, with a button stoma in the same position as the child’s own stoma. Buttony Bear has proved to bring instant friendship, support and comfort to a child and their family. This makes the transition from undergoing surgery to living with a stoma less traumatic. 4.2 To support, educate and raise public awareness about life with a stoma. There is a stigma attached to living with a stoma. We aim to reduce that stigma by giving presentations about our work to interested groups and health professionals. We intend to develop and distribute an educational pack created specifically for nursery and primary school children. 4.3 To support the work of paediatric stoma nurses by supplying appropriate resources. We shall develop initiatives to support and enhance the lives of children, young people and their families living with a stoma.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | £71,693 | £85,959 | 0 | 16 April 2026 |
| 30 November 2024 | £91,589 | £78,094 | 0 | 4 August 2025 |
| 30 November 2023 | £67,958 | £58,993 | 0 | 7 July 2024 |
| 30 November 2022 | £72,139 | £58,903 | 0 | 5 June 2023 |
| 30 November 2021 | £71,931 | £29,701 | 0 | 30 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
- c/o Amber Computing Ltd, Tillyneuk, 28 Pannanich Road, Ballater, Aberdeenshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.buttonybear.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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