01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC051538
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PH2 8HA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Buttons & Bows Baby Bank supports families on low incomes and struggling with poverty. The families we work with are either referred by professionals such as Health Visitors, Teachers etc, as we support families with children who are aged from birth to 7. We support them by giving free equipment, food, clothes and toys, all of which are donated to us, apart from items that must be bought new, for example, cot mattresses. We can often signpost to other organisations that may offer other help that is needed. Poverty is not restricted to the unemployed. many of our parents and carers are employed on low salaries so we partner with the local council, Welfare Rights, CAB etc to ensure our families get the best outcome in they individual situations.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation is established for charitable purposes only and in particular its objectives are: 4.1 The relief of those in need living in Perth and Kinross by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through the provision of free baby equipment. 4.2 The prevention or relief of child and carer poverty in Perth and Kinross through the provision of free baby essentials such as food, nappies, equipment, clothes and toys with a mix of new and second hand goods.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £70,716 | £56,994 | 0 | 21 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £82,857 | £54,172 | 0 | 30 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £53,004 | £41,385 | 0 | 27 December 2023 |
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
- Royal British House, Leonard Street, Perth
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.perthbabybank.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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