Our impact
If it’s important to a child, it’s important to us.
Frank agreed: directly impacting childhoods is the bedrock of Buttle. No matter how choppy the waters get, we’re here for what matters in childhood. We stay true to a timeless mission, and always will.
Our impact is, and always will be, rooted in our mission: to deliver what matters in childhood.
Ever since Frank founded Buttle, our impact has rippled through the lives of children across the UK. Today, that impact is being felt more than ever.
Our calculator
Remember that childhood toy you'd never let out of your sight? There's a power in a 'thing'; it can mean everything to some, and be part of a bigger story to others. This calculator gives you a better idea of where your money goes.
Run the numbers.
They don’t lie.
The statistics on childhood speak for themselves.
96 %
of parents told us there are improvements in how well the family get along and the quality of time spent together.
95 %
of parents have told us that their children’s confidence has improved since receiving their grant.
Reports
Our impact is written through the stories of all types of children across the country. Read, listen, and take in the accounts of childhoods changed as a result of Frank Buttle's vision down below.
Our Impact in 24-25
18 August 2025
With 4.5 million children in poverty, the need for support for children and young people experiencing poverty and crisis is as crucial as it has ever been. In this challenging context, Buttle UK has awarded more grants, to higher total value than ever before.
Impact Report 2023-24
21 October 2024
The cost-of-living crisis has continued to drive households struggling to meet the costs of basics, such as gas, electricity, and food, into further hardship. Our 2023-24 Impact Report explores the diversity of our grants and the families we support.
Impact Report 2022-23
25 September 2023
As the cost of living crisis continues, families need our support now more than ever. From choosing between heating and eating, even children going to school being seen as a luxury, this year's report continues to show the imperative work we do and the real changes our grants make.
Buttle provides access to what matters in childhood, so children can shape their own stories.
Flick through the chapters that make up Buttle’s story.
Business, charity or individual, collaborations help make Buttle, Buttle. Join our mission to deliver what matters in childhood by collaborating with us today.
Without our valued donations, we couldn’t deliver what matters in childhood to millions across the UK.
Every donation counts, no matter the size.