Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -10
Support Score: 11
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

TOWARDS TOMORROW TOGETHER

Raising awareness of the needs of families affected by baby loss.Provision of crisis support.Provision of physical and emotional heath care support.Provision of butterfly boxes, given freely to parents affected to support with the immediate grieving process. Provision of a cuddle cots, this equipment slows the decomposition process following loss.Facilitating peer support groups
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • Why is the Board completely female?
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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
31/12/23£67£96£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£91£63£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£15£22£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£10£9£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£33£41£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£34£30£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£41£21£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£22£28£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£37£23£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£15£5£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13*£15£6£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.towards-tomorrow.com

info@towards-tomorrow.com

01823 698459

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • 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£218,000
Postcode Local Trust£25,000
Somerset Community Foundation£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Local Trust - The Together Hub - A safe space for grieving parents. 
£25,000 27/09/2022
Funding enabled us to offer a safe, sensitive space to provide support, resources and therapy for families affected by the death of a baby.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Together Hub – Safe Space For Grieving Parents
£200,000 28/07/2022
The funding will support Towards Tomorrow Together to provide support information and resources to people affected by baby loss – at any time and for any reason; through the acute time of loss through the grieving process and during any future ....more
Somerset Community Foundation - Start up costs of a venue in Bridwgater to support people affected by child bereavement
£15,000 24/05/2022
Start up costs of a venue in Bridwgater to support people affected by child bereavement
National Lottery Community Fund - Towards Tomorrow Together
£10,000 04/03/2022
The funding will be used to continue the group's delivery of support and deliver an event to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee for families living with grief from the loss of a child. The project aims to help strengthen family relationships and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Online Antenatal Class for Rainbow Babies
£8,000 05/03/2021
11
This project will develop an online antenatal class to support families who are in a pregnancy after they have lost a baby. The group will work with the NHS pregnancy units and GPS and also improve their website to provide better information and ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ava's Fund
£3,880 15/11/2019
We'd like to fund another 10,000 Mama Academy Wellbeing Wallets, giving local women vital information to reduce stillbirth.
National Lottery Community Fund - When A Baby Dies….
£4,300 21/02/2018
12
The funding will be used to provide various support services to families who experience the loss of a child. This includes holistic therapy, peer support groups and baby boxes in remembrance of their children.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Towards Tomorrow Together
£3,262 29/11/2017
Money will be spent on baby loss books for the library, flyers for the collection and holistic therapies to helping grieving families.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-60
  • CATHY CHIPLEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Soul Midwife
  • DEBORAH GILL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director
  • JOY ELIZABETH HORNER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Midwife
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/02/2013, number: 1151022
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/12/2012, number: 08329124
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR13: 297 days late,
Main office

A2 Second Floor
Victoria House
Victoria Street
TAUNTON
Somerset
TA1 3FA

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF AND RELIEVE PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AMONGST PARENTS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE DEATH OF A BABY, THROUGH PREGNANCY LOSS, STILLBIRTH, NEONATAL DEATH OR AS AN INFANT BY OFFERING CARE AND SUPPORT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GRIEVING IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1) PROVIDIING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO SUCH PERSONS;2) RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS AMONGST THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN PARTICULAR;3) PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH SUCH PARENTS AND FAMILIES SO AS TO ENABLE THOSE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO BETTER MEET THEIR NEEDS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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