Financial and non financial donations

Carousel

Sponsor our Carousel Program and directly support families with essential items. Each pack contents costs £30 and we currently provide around 100 packs for free per month to families that need them.

Your organisation can sponsor any number of packs. Every amount helps, whether it’s one pack, a monthly bundle for £3000, or 1000 packs for £30000. Your support directly contributes to providing essential items such as warm coats for those arriving in Scotland from overseas, toys for displaced families, or a starter pack for a young family.

It's an incredible feeling knowing that your sponsorship directly impacts and transforms lives.

Payroll Giving

If you want to make a regular donation, payroll giving is a great way to do it. It's easy to set up, it's automatic, and because it's tax-free, it means your donation can go even further!

When you opt for payroll giving, your employer directs funds from your salary to Merry-go-round before tax deductions. This approach ensures that the tax you would otherwise pay on your donation is redirected to support our cause. This has no additional cost for you, and once it’s set up you don’t have to do anything else.

For Merry-go-round, regular contributions play an important role. It allows us to plan more effectively, and divert fundraising resources elsewhere knowing that there is a regular donation stream. It even allows us to plan for long term initiatives and growth.

Stock Donation

Merry-go-round’s shop and carousel programme relies solely on donations. We are always very grateful for donations of quality items that we can rehome. We take just about everything maternity to age 5 including clothing, toys, furniture, prams and electricals. Check our donations pages for more information.

Donating goods directly supports our work but it also creates a positive environmental impact by keeping items in circulation for longer.

You could create a donation station at your workplace for children’s goods in good condition that your employees no longer need. We can help with signage and information to make it clear what we can accept, what happens to the items, and what impact it makes.

Surplus Stock & Return Scheme

If your business has a surplus of baby and maternity items, why not rehome them to Merry-go-round? By redirecting these items to our cause, you provide valuable support to Glasgow families, and ensure the products serve a meaningful purpose.

It’s a great way to promote a less wasteful, more climate-friendly, circular economy, while also supporting the community with low cost, or free items.

Get in touch to talk about what items you have and how we can set up a collection

Wishlist

Merry-go-round replies on more than just donations of baby and children’s goods. There are many ways you can support us with practical equipment and other goods that keep our charity ticking over.

From essential office equipment like computers and printers to stationery supplies, shopping bags, and even events treats like biscuits, tea and healthy snacks for our family space, every contribution makes a significant impact. Your support goes a long way in helping us create a welcoming and resourceful environment for everyone.

We update our wishlist frequently. Here’s our current list of things that we are on the lookout for. Can you help with anything, or know someone who can?

Electric van
Paint and painters
Heaters for our sorting space
Upgraded laptops
Staff uniforms
Warehousing and premises to relocate our sorting hub to
Plumbers/electricians/joiners
New lighting for the shop windows
A shade canopy for the shop