Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the prevention or relief of poverty.
The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library (number 1196768) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library do?
The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library(BELS & TL)is based in Wallsend,but covers all of North Tyneside and surrounding areas.BELS & TL hires essential baby equipment to families on benefits or low income.The Project runs a Toy Library where children can loan two toys or games each month for an annual fee of £7.00.Project Support Workers facilitate various groups in different venues.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library
Answers The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library's highest-paid staff paid?
The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
BELS & Toy Library
Where it says it operates
North Tyneside
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library registered for?
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library.
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Is The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library as a registered charity (number 1196768) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library's charity number?
The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library's charity number is 1196768. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1196768?
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What does The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library do?
The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library(BELS & TL)is based in Wallsend,but covers all of North Tyneside and surrounding areas.BELS & TL hires essential baby equipment to families on benefits or low income.The Project runs a Toy Library where children can loan two toys or games each month for an annual fee of £7.00.Project Support Workers facilitate various groups in different venues.
Does The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library?
The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library's website listed in our register data is http://www.belsnorthtyneside.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library?
The register does not record The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library's trustees paid?
The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library registered as a charity?
The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library was entered on the register on 25 November 2021.