2025-10-31-accounts - Lorn Toy Library

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APPENDIX 1 OSC r

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
	Period start date				Period end date
	Day	Month	Year		Day	Month	Year
From	1	11	2024	To	31	10	2025

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Reference and administration details

Charity name Lorn Toy Library Other names charity is known Toy Cupboard Oban by Registered charity number SC 019837 Charity’s principal address Glencruitten Church Centre, Glencruitten Road, Oban Postcode PA34 4ND

Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	Annie Anderson	Chairperson
	Chris Oliver	Treasurer	Appointed 1 Sep 2025
	Angie Bird	Vice chair
	Sophie James
	Ashley McGlone
	Iona MacGilivrey
	Morna Brown
	LyndseyBuchanan

Reference and administration details

Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)

Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
Rachel Tierney	Resigned 31 Aug 2025

Structure, governance and management	Structure, governance and management
Type of governing document	Constitution
Trustee recruitment and appointment	By election at the AGM. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in helping the Lorn Toy Library and we recruit Committee Members from within our membership so that our committee is run by service users.

Objectives and activities

Charitable purposes Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects	The objective of the toy library is to provide or assist in facilities for children, for their recreation and leisure providing therapeutic, educational or stimulating toys that aim to improve their conditions of life.
	Operate a toy lending library service accessed through stay and play sessions open to babies and young children who attend with parent, siblings and carers Provide training to staff and volunteers to ensure toys and resources recommended are appropriate to age and stage of development and used safely Provide the opportunity for NHS and third sector partners to meet children with their families in a safe and playful environment Supporting sustainable choices to reuse over new, to share and repair

Charitable purposes
Summary of the main activities
in relation to these objects

The objective of the toy library is to provide or assist in facilities for
children, for their recreation and leisure providing therapeutic,
educational or stimulating toys that aim to improve their conditions of life.

Operate a toy lending library service accessed through stay and play
sessions open to babies and young children who attend with parent,
siblings and carers
Provide training to staff and volunteers to ensure toys and resources
recommended are appropriate to age and stage of development and
used safely
Provide the opportunity for NHS and third sector partners to meet
children with their families in a safe and playful environment
Supporting sustainable choices to reuse over new, to share and repair

APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements
of the charity during the financial
period

Lorn toy library provided three stay and play sessions every week on a
consistent basis, cancellations are low again compared with previous
years.
We continue to build our resilience in managing staffing issues.
Attendance at sessions is building steady and increasing in consistency
across the year, with the usual peaks and troughs associated with
weather and holidays.
Uptake of free snacks as introduced has been high and will continue.
Our programme of service visits has been very well received and
feedback from our member survey and NHS data demonstrates robust
uptake of this support when it is consistently available.
Toy hires to individuals and organisations in the form of large bundles
and party hires has been prioritised to help to generate income from out
with our regular/current member community.
The introduction of the sling library has been warmly welcomed by
the community, with steady uptake from families keen to try slings before
committing to purchase.
Communication Champion and Sleep Action training has been
completed, enabling us to implement a programme of targeted support in
2026. This will provide early intervention for families in key areas of
childhood development, helping to reduce stress and improve overall
wellbeing.
Our members feedback for 2025 regarding their experience during stay
and play sessions was very positive, both in terms of the quality of the
toys and equipment available and the pricing.
Fundraising and engagement at local events has been very successful,
with a high level of support from our Committee and members; bingo
night, Charities Day, Winter Festival installation, home-made stalls and a
coffee morning, we’ve had a lot a fun along the way!

Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any deficit Donated facilities and services (if any)	Our unrestricted reserves continue to be down on previous years and we continue to focus on building these back up to ensure our reserves are back in line with our reserve policy of 3-months running costs.

Other optional information

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Annie Anderson Position (e.g. Chair) Chair

C Oliver

Chris Oliver Treasurer

Date 30/07/2026 30/07/2026