Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

BIRTHLIGHT 

BIRTHLIGHT PROMOTES WELLBEING TO WOMEN AND FAMILIES IN THE TRANSITION TO PARENTHOOD THROUGH AN ORIGINAL HEALTH AND CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION PROGRAMME BASED ON YOGA AND OTHER CULTURAL TRADITIONS. OUR TRAINING COURSES, RECOGNISED NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, COVER FIVE AREAS FROM CONCEPTION TO TODDLERS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ANNUAL CONFERENCES AND EVENTS FOR MATERNITY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND PARENTS.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£74£53£21n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/22£112£101£11n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/21£105£87£18n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20*£225£238£-13n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/19£293£208£85n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/18£246£241£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£373£353£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£294£295£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£263£262£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£274£258£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£216£227£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£152£145£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11?*£145£128£17£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/10*£16£22£-6£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/09£57£33£24£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/08£7£8£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/07£41£44£-3£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/06?*£8£9£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/04*£6£3£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 23 years

www.birthlight.com

enquiries@birthlight.com

01223362288

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Australia, China, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/08/2001, number: 1088207
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/08/2000, number: 04046959
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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
19 returns made; AR23: 55 days late, AR20: 11 days late, AR15: 32 days late, AR11: 17 days late, AR10: 16 days late, AR06: 357 days late, AR04: 9 days late,
Main office

7 ESSEX CLOSE
CAMBRIDGE
CB4 2DW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE GOOD HEALTH AND THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING DURING CHILDBIRTH AND PARENTHOOD OF WOMEN, BABIES AND FATHERS IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES, NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE REST OF THE WORLD THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

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