Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Overall weighted support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 12

BABY BASICS UK

Baby Basics works with midwives, health visitors and other agencies to provide essential items such as equipment, clothing and toiletries to families in need for their babies and young children. Baby Basics also works with community groups around the UK to train and equip them to run similar schemes for their communities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/23	£421	£385	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22	£470	£519	£-49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21	£205	£209	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20	£141	£137	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19	£124	£71	£53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18	£41	£42	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/17	£72	£29	£43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.baby-basics.org.uk

info@baby-basics.org.uk

01142787262

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£191,450
DCMS	£47,844
The Jerusalem Trust	£30,000
Co-Operative Group	£9,351
Essex Community Foundation	£6,650

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Billericay Baby Basics
£6,650	03/08/2023	to employ a Project Co-ordinator for one day per week to help meet the need of increased demands on their service supporting new and pregnant mothers with new-born essentials across the borough of ....more to employ a Project Co-ordinator for one day per week to help meet the need of increased demands on their service supporting new and pregnant mothers with new-born essentials across the borough of Basildon
The Jerusalem Trust - Cost of Living Uplift Grant
£30,000	30/06/2023 12	Evangelism and Christian mission
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Baby Basics Sheffield
£3,244	22/10/2022	We plan to continue to provide a service that improves mental wellbeing and reduces anxiety for families through the provision of essential supplies and equipment for children 0-5yrs.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Baby Basics West Norfolk
£857	23/10/2021	Baby Basics West Norfolk will continue to provide for mums and their babies during times of crisis. Additional fundraising and donations will enable us to support these vulnerable families.
National Lottery Community Fund - Baby Basics UK
£191,450	07/07/2021	The group will use the funding to cover core operation costs allocating the funding across 51 centres that are operated by grassroot community groups across England. The funding will support centres ....more The group will use the funding to cover core operation costs allocating the funding across 51 centres that are operated by grassroot community groups across England. The funding will support centres that offer baby supplies to local communities living in areas of England with high levels of poverty and deprivation. The funding will allow the group to continue its England wide Baby Basics Centres and provide people with online referrals guidance and training and volunteer support to its network.
Rosa UK - C19 r4-BABBAS-2021
£3,264	30/03/2021	£8,000 has been awarded to support core costs.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£47,844	29/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Baby Basics
£5,250	15/11/2019	We supply essential baby and toddler items to vulnerable new mums and families who are unable to provide them for themselves.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

BRIAN WILSON Appointed: 2022

DR HELEDD FFLUR IAGO Appointed: 2023

DR KERRY MONTGOMERY Appointed: 2020

FIONA MACRAE FAIRLIE Appointed: 2018

PENELOPE ANNE BORKETT Appointed: 2020

SUSAN LISBETH HOOK (Chair) Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/07/2016, number: 1168099

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

09/08/2023 - Asset transfer in from THE NINZE CHARITABLE TRUST
04/09/2023 - Asset transfer in from INNER WHEEL CLUB OF FOLKESTONE BENEVOLENT FUND

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE NINZE CHARITABLE TRUST on 09/08/2023
Asset transfer in from INNER WHEEL CLUB OF FOLKESTONE BENEVOLENT FUND on 04/09/2023

Main office

267 Glossop Road
SHEFFIELD
S10 2HB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:- THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE BY PROVIDING CLOTHING, TOILETRIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR BABIES, CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS/CARERS TO PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND/OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATION WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND/OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.- THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE BY PROVIDING ON-GOING TRAINING, GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION TO TEAMS RUNNING LOCALISED BABY BASICS PROJECTS.

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