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BABY EQUIPMENT LOAN SERVICE, HOWDON LTD

Established: 22 years

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/22		£49	£48	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/21		£77	£54	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/20		£53	£51	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/19		£58	£49	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/18		£49	£45	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	4
31/03/17		£48	£43	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£44	£34	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£32	£29	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£27	£30	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£24	£40	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£51	£54	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£43	£32	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£48	£70	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£55	£45	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£33	£51	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£71	£49	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£50	£41	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£43	£37	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£56	£41	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

North Tyneside,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 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

BBC Children in Need	£30,500
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£10,652
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,500
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£8,699
Masonic Trust	£6,000
Co-Operative Group	£2,112
Woodward Charitable Trust	£1,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library
£2,112	22/10/2022	We want to facilitate toddler groups and 'Stay & Play' sessions to support children, parents/carers and young people with increased mental health difficulties such as loneliness, worry and stress.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£10,000	22/07/2022	Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library
National Lottery Community Fund - Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library
£9,500	11/03/2022	The funding will be used to fund a baby equipment toys & games library for children and families from low income backgrounds including those with additional needs. The project also hopes to ....more The funding will be used to fund a baby equipment toys & games library for children and families from low income backgrounds including those with additional needs. The project also hopes to expand their service to provide other outreach sessions with the aim to reduce isolation help families and children's development and promote the recycling of toys.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Baby Equipment Loan Service & Toy Library
£30,500	31/01/2022	This project will provide a toy library, toddler groups and stay and play sessions for children living in a deprived area. As a result, children will develop their life skills and abilities.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£10,000	09/07/2021	Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£6,000	24/02/2021	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Woodward Charitable Trust - The funding will go towards the Project’s core costs
£1,000	19/10/2020	Core costs
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - core costs 2020 / 2021
£2,987	08/10/2020	core costs 2020 / 2021
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the charity's objects
£7,665	23/07/2020	the charity's objects
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - The salary costs of a Project Support Worker, and some core costs
£8,699	04/07/2019	The salary costs of a Project Support Worker, and some core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Project Support Worker (10 hour) Salary
£8,926	12/07/2018 12	The funding will be used to hire a project support worker to help deliver their Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library. They will also provide information and activities for families in the ....more The funding will be used to hire a project support worker to help deliver their Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library. They will also provide information and activities for families in the area, promote child safety and develop parenting skills, and provide families with a support network to help reduce their isolation.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Salary for BELS Project Support Worker
£4,928	07/09/2017	Salary for BELS Project Support Worker
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Baby Equipment Loan Service & Toy Library
£108,816	09/02/2017 36	This project will deliver a baby equipment and toy loan service to children and families in North Tyneside. Targeted stay and play sessions will take place to support the development of social & ....more This project will deliver a baby equipment and toy loan service to children and families in North Tyneside. Targeted stay and play sessions will take place to support the development of social & emotional skills of children as well as play opportunities.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Salary for BELS Project Support Worker
£6,957	06/05/2016	Towards Salary for BELS Project Support Worker
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Baby Equipment Loan Service
£3,500	08/02/2016	Pushchairs and IT equipment for a charity in Tyne and Wear
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards equipment for the toy library
£1,000	01/02/2006	Towards equipment for the toy library

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/09/2002, number: 1093695

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR10: 19 days late,

Main office

Objectives

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN HOWDON AND SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION ON CHILD SAFETY ISSUES AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND BY THE PROVISION OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT, TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES0 BY THE PROVISIONS OF ESSENTIAL BABY EQUIPMENT WITHIN HOWDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

Defined Area of Benefit:

HOWDON AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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