Buttle UK
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| Founded | 1953 |
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| Founder | Frank Buttle |
| Registration no. | 313007 (England & Wales), SC037997 (Scotland) |
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Area served
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England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland |
| Product | Grant Giving, Research |
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Key people
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Gerri McAndrew (Chief Executive) |
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Revenue
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£4.3 million |
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Employees
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21 |
| Mission | The maintenance, education and advancement in life of children and young people who through poverty and family circumstances are in need of, and will benefit significantly from, Buttle UK’s support. |
| Website | buttleuk |
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Formerly called
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The Frank Buttle Trust |
| 2016 Annual Report | |
Buttle UK, formerly known as The Frank Buttle Trust, is a UK charity that provides financial grants to needy children. Founded by Frank Buttle in 1937 but not operational until after his death in 1953, the charity has helped many thousands of people throughout the United Kingdom. In 2015–2016, it made 10,068 grants totalling just over £3.9 million.
The people the charity helps are often in particularly difficult circumstances and may be experiencing significant deprivation. They may be estranged from their family, seriously ill, or experiencing a range of other social problems.
Buttle UK offers a wide variety of support to vulnerable children and young people.
In 2009–2010 Buttle UK made 8,887 awards to nearly 20,000 disadvantaged individual children and young people across the UK to help them obtain basic necessities.
Buttle UK distributes grants on behalf of BBC Children in Need and welcomes applications from referring agencies throughout the United Kingdom on behalf of children and young people aged 18 or under who are in need. Grants are generally for such items as clothing, beds, bedding, washing machines, cookers and other basic essentials.
In 2007, online grant applications were launched on the charity’s website for Child Support and BBC Children in Need grants, streamlining the process and greatly reducing the response time.
The organization provides funding for school fees for at-risk children.t.
Buttle UK has now closed this programme, but supports Estranged Young People ages 16-20. Awards financial support to young people (aged 16–20), with severe social problems, particularly those who are estranged from their parents, to attend further education and training. By funding course costs, equipment, field trips or basic day-to-day living costs, Buttle UK relieves the financial pressures and worries that often force these vulnerable young people to abandon their studies early. In 2009–2010 Buttle UK enabled 172 young people to access courses as varied as architecture, music technology, business and tree surgery.
Buttle UK has now closed this programme, but supports Estranged Young People ages 16-20. Offers bespoke packages of support for hard to reach young people (aged 18–25) to aid their return to education, employment or training. Working with local partner organisations, our grants are targeted at removing the barriers to learning and work for vulnerable young people as well as funding a range of courses, activities and learning that would otherwise be unavailable. The support may vary from something like the cost of security guard training and licence, to driving lessons, or buying suitable cloths for an interview. Buttle UK aims to provide a complete package designed specifically for each young person, that will help them access a better future.
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