BARE NECESSITIES TOILETRY BANK

Registered charity 1193427 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We collect and distribute hygiene essentials and toiletries to individuals in need, either directly or via other charities and organisations in the North-West, for the public benefit in the relief of poverty.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£88k
Latest spending
£78k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £4,849 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to a net profit of £4,490 in the previous year. Total income decreased slightly from £90,832 to £88,146, while total expenditure also fell from £86,342 to £83,296. The charity holds unreserved reserves of £36,803 at the end of the period.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bare Necessities Toiletry Bank (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cheshire East · Manchester City · Stockport

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£88k£78k
31/12/2024£91k£80k
31/12/2023£40k£42k
31/12/2022£52k£46k
31/12/2021£35k£14k

Common questions

Is BARE NECESSITIES TOILETRY BANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £4,849 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to a net profit of £4,490 in the previous year. Total income decreased slightly from £90,832 to £88,146, while total expenditure also fell from £86,342 to £83,296. The charity holds unreserved reserves of £36,803 at the end of the period.

Who funds BARE NECESSITIES TOILETRY BANK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BARE NECESSITIES TOILETRY BANK as a grant recipient include PH MEDIA GROUP FOUNDATION, THE EQUILIBRIUM FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
PH MEDIA GROUP FOUNDATIONFY2023£27k
THE EQUILIBRIUM FOUNDATIONFY2022£500community support scheme winner

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/07/2025£20kBare Necessities Toiletry Totes & Small Packs
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2024£20kBare Necessities Toiletry Totes
The National Lottery Community Fund16/09/2022£10kBare Necessities Toiletry Bank