01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049895
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 17
- Postcode
- EC4N 8AF
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the CIO are: The relief of people living in the United Kingdom and such parts of the world as the trustees shall from time to time determine who are in conditions of financial need, hardship or distress, in particular but not exclusively by: (1) providing or assisting other charities and organisations in the provision of toiletries and other essential hygiene products. (2) making grants or donations of toiletry gifts, make-up and grooming products that will improve the conditions of life of such people. (3) assisting in the establishment of projects throughout the world that will prevent or relieve financial need, hardship or distress by the provision of toiletries and other essential hygiene products. (4) Improving the lives and prospects of such people by challenging injustice through research, policy, collaboration and advocacy.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £7,427,267 | £7,200,159 | 17 | 17 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £6,857,476 | £6,763,885 | 17 | 30 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £6,780,803 | £6,803,970 | 17 | 30 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £7,226,705 | £7,058,434 | 17 | 10 November 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £4,170,014 | £3,967,006 | 17 | 12 October 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
- c/o DAC Beachcroft, The Walbrook Building, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.thehygienebank.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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