Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

MOTHERS FOR MOTHERS 

Since 1981 Mothers for Mothers has supported families affected by perinatal mental illness, offering support to women and birthing people during pregnancy and until their youngest child attends school through our support services, across Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is completely 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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£337,388£305,499£31,88920
31/03/22£337,388£207,359£130,02910
31/03/21*£211,656£161,706£49,95013
31/03/20*£0£0£00
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years
(10 years as a company)

www.mothersformothers.co.uk

support@mothersformothers.co.uk

01172397398

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£99,707
Quartet Community Foundation£93,131
BBC Children in Need£30,500
Lloyds Bank Foundation£14,400
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Mothers For Mothers
£5,000 05/03/2024
11
For weekly Peer Support Groups available for women experiencing peri-natal mental health or pre-existing mental illness/emotional wellbeing issues.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Mothers For Mothers
£2,000 31/01/2024
As requested by the fund holder towards work supporting women who are suffering from anxiety, depression, loneliness, fear or isolation during or after pregnancy, including offering advice and ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mothers for Mothers
£1,093 21/10/2023
We would use any funding to provide refreshments, toys and books, colouring books, stickers and other activities, first-aid kits, pay for use of our venues and staff and volunteer expenses.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Mothers For Mothers
£6,646 05/09/2023
An antenatal and wellbeing in pregnancy peer support group for people who are experiencing anxiety, depression, low mood and/or isolation.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Mothers For Mothers
£5,060 21/08/2023
To establish a monthly online group to support Dads and Partners of women experiencing perinatal mental health issues or who are themselves experiencing anxiety and depression.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Mothers For Mothers
£1,000 16/03/2023
As requested by the fund holder towards work supporting women who are suffering from anxiety, depression, loneliness, fear or isolation during or after pregnancy, including offering advice and ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Mothers For Mothers
£5,000 07/09/2022
For weekly peer support groups in five different locations for women experiencing perinatal mental health problems.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mothers for Mothers
£9,800 10/06/2022
The funding will be used to provide 121 support and workshops to underserved women including those from BME backgrounds experiencing perinatal mental health issues and their families. The project ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Art Psychotherapy for Mothers
£89,907 20/04/2022
The project is using funding to provide Art Psychotherapy to mothers and birth people living in Bristol South Gloucestershire and North Somerset who are experiencing or recovering from perinatal ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Mothers For Mothers
£1,000 22/03/2022
As requested by the fund holder towards work supporting women who are suffering from anxiety, depression, loneliness, fear or isolation during or after pregnancy, including offering advice and ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Mothers For Mothers
£9,964 18/03/2022
11
To update IT equipment and database system that will staff to work remotely and help the organisation be compliant with future commissioning requirements.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Mothers for Mother
£30,500 31/01/2022
This project will deliver play support group sessions to children under 4 who have complex family circumstances. This will improve emotional well-being, improve family relationships and increase ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Mothers For Mothers
£1,465 19/11/2021
Weekly peer support groups for women (and their children) who are affected by maternal mental ill health and emotional well being needs. To be held across areas of Bristol, including Hartcliffe, ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mothers for Mothers
£1,370 23/10/2021
We aim to continue to run our activities, including peer support groups, art psychotherapy groups and other family activities, to support families affected by maternal mental illness.
Quartet Community Foundation - Peer Support one to one and group sessions in Weston-Super-Mare
£19,996 08/07/2021
11
To offer one to one and group peer support to pregnant and post-natal women needing support with their mental health, emotional wellbeing and making social connections
Quartet Community Foundation - Wellbeing and Nature Walks
£5,000 01/06/2021
11
Nature and Wellbeing walks for women experiencing maternal mental illness and their pre school children
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Mothers For Mothers
£1,000 23/03/2021
As requested by the fund holder.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Mothers for Mothers
£14,400 23/07/2020
Grant to Mothers for Mothers meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Mothers For Mothers
£10,000 08/07/2020
Free, one-to-one, online (transitioning to face to face when safe) Art Psychotherapy for women experiencing maternal mental health issues, across BNSSG, to express and communicate emotions through ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 20/03/2020
Mothers for Mothers Core Costs
Quartet Community Foundation - Mothers for Mothers Link Peer Support Worker
£10,000 19/12/2019
12
One to one support for mothers coping with severe mental health problems and other disadvantages.
Quartet Community Foundation - Mothers for Mothers Link Peer Support Worker
£10,000 11/12/2019
12
To create a 'Link Worker' role delivering peer support in both peer support groups and through a home visiting service.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-71
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/09/2019, number: 1185281
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/11/2013, number: 08764052
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
  • 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
4 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR20: 6 days late,
Main office

The Fulford Family Centre
237-239 Gate House Avenue
Bristol

Objectives

THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE COMPANY ARE:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH FOR MOTHERS, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE CARE OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM EMOTIONAL OR PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER OR MENTAL ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH AND THOSE AFFECTED BY THEIR CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THEIR CHILDREN, SPOUSES, PARTNERS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, AND(B) THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF HIGH STANDARDS OF EDUCATION AND CARE IN ALL MATTERS CONCERNING EMOTIONAL OR PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER OR MENTAL ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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