Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
Future income +5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 10

ABIGAIL'S FOOTSTEPS

Campaigning for & the funding where appropriate of: 1.Fully trained, inspired, compassionate Bereavement Midwives2.By making the best use of hospital architecture & layout,funding sensitively designed delivery rooms located away from maternity wards.3.Necessary equipment in each maternity unit to preserve a stillborn baby until at least the day after the mother's discharge from hospital.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

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

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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
31/12/22		£404	£349	£55	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/21		£384	£236	£149	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/20		£150	£68	£82	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/12/19		£139	£77	£63	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/12/18		£91	£86	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17?		£59	£59	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/16		£107	£61	£45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/15	*	£91	£76	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/14?	*	£72	£80	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13	*	£72	£62	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 12 years

www.abigailsfootsteps.co.uk

faye.hill@abigailsfootsteps.co.uk

07868 379941

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Hospice services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides other finance

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

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	£296,240
Henry Smith Charity	£16,000
Community Foundation for Surrey	£7,000
Essex Community Foundation	£2,730

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Abigail's Footsteps
£2,730	26/05/2022	to provide specialist baby loss counselling sessions to bereaved parents referred from Southend University Hospital
CareTech foundation - Match Funding Grant
£350	12/04/2022	Match funding Grant awarded to registered charity in the UK to support the applicant's fundraising efforts
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Abigail's Footsteps
£16,000	09/06/2021 36	towards three years' running costs of a project providing specialist counselling for parents who have lost a baby at birth or during pregnancy in Chatham, Kent.
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting bereaved families in the community
£296,240	29/03/2021 35	Funding will provide support and counselling for bereaved parents and families as well as specialist bereavement training for midwives and healthcare professionals. This support will improve mental ....more Funding will provide support and counselling for bereaved parents and families as well as specialist bereavement training for midwives and healthcare professionals. This support will improve mental and emotional wellbeing for the parents and the remainder of the family.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Bereavement counselling for baby loss families in Surrey
£7,000	21/07/2020 12	Funding toward bereavement counselling sessions, by a national charity, for families that have experienced the loss of a baby.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-62

CHRISTINA BOWDEN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

DAVID WARD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

LYNNE SHERIDAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

SUSAN ROBINSON (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: ASSOCIATION OF CHARITY INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/09/2012, number: 1149005
Registered at Companies House on 16/08/2012, number: 08182310

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR15: 0 days late, AR14: 154 days late, AR13: 163 days late,

Main office

Abigail's Footsteps
PO Box 741
ROCHESTER
Kent
ME1 9PZ

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING AND TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF PARENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND CARERS WHO SUFFER BEREAVEMENT THROUGH THE DEATH OF A BABY BEFORE OR AT BIRTH.(2) TO ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND OTHERS IN SUPPORTING AND DEALING WITH THE EFFECTS OF SUCH A DEATH ON THE BEREAVED.

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