Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 7

Excess liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 18

TINY LIVES TRUST

The Tiny Lives Trust is a registered charity that helps to care for premature and sick newborn babies, their mothers and families, in particular those looked after by the Newcastle Neonatal Service at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle upon Tyne. The fund aims to provide the highest quality of care on an ongoing basis to support a range of facilities, staff, and equipment.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

Established: 11 years

www.tinylives.org.uk

info@tinylives.org.uk

01912302112

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£624	£562	£63	£52	£737	£709	15.1	6	50
31/03/22		£506	£467	£39	£11	£674	£654	16.8	6	31
31/03/21		£399	£478	£-80	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20		£680	£652	£28	£55	£715	£569	10.5	6	50
31/03/19		£554	£610	£-56	£43	£687	£500	9.9	5	50
31/03/18		£492	£445	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£590	£402	£188	£30	£696	£692	20.7	4	0
31/03/16	*	£452	£335	£118	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£489	£286	£203	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£485	£298	£187	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 15.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 16 months
Quick Ratio: 11

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides other finance

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

6 employees
50 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

Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£152,010
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£118,798
National Lottery Community Fund	£8,833
Co-Operative Group	£5,853

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Tiny Lives Trust
£2,497	21/10/2023	We would like to offer support to families through a peer support programme, enabling everyone to feel supported during their neonatal journey.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Tiny Lives Trust
£3,356	22/10/2022	We want to offer support to families through a peer-support programme, enabling every family to feel supported during their neonatal journey.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Tiny Lives Trust
£27,030	13/01/2022	Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Tiny Lives Trust
£26,209	14/10/2021	Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Tiny Lives Trust
£100	07/10/2021	Match funding to support the charity's objects
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Tiny Lives Trust
£25,952	15/07/2021	Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Tiny Lives Trust
£24,736	22/04/2021	Supporting the charity's purposes
National Lottery Community Fund - Meet Chat Learn
£8,833	16/04/2021	The funding will be used to continue to provide group development sessions and drop-in sessions with an Occupational Therapist for parents once their babies have been discharged from the Neonatal ....more The funding will be used to continue to provide group development sessions and drop-in sessions with an Occupational Therapist for parents once their babies have been discharged from the Neonatal Unit. This will also provide a peer support network for vulnerable families develop the skills of parents aid the children’s development with the aims to improve mental health and wellbeing.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting the charity's purposes
£24,708	14/01/2021	supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting the charity's purposes
£23,313	15/10/2020	supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting the charity's purposes
£22,957	23/07/2020	supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - providing 130 siblings' packs for children aged between 3 - 10 years, including a bespoke siblings activity box for Ward 35 at Newcastle's RVI
£2,958	28/05/2020	providing 130 siblings' packs for children aged between 3 - 10 years, including a bespoke siblings activity box for Ward 35 at Newcastle's RVI
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting the charity's purposes
£20,423	16/04/2020	supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting the charity's purposes
£24,439	22/01/2020	supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Supporting the charity's purposes
£24,028	08/10/2019	Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Supporting the charity's purposes
£23,955	03/07/2019	Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Quarterly grant
£23,160	09/04/2019	Quarterly grant
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Quarterly grant
£21,732	08/01/2019	Quarterly grant
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Quarterly donation
£23,402	04/11/2018	Quarterly donation
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Quarterly donation
£24,485	07/06/2018	Quarterly donation
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Quarterly donation
£24,565	10/03/2018	Quarterly donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly donation
£25,091	03/01/2018	Quarterly donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly donation
£24,178	04/10/2017	Quarterly donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly donation
£23,875	06/07/2017	Quarterly donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly donation
£23,625	06/04/2017	Quarterly donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly donation
£22,927	06/01/2017	Quarterly donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly donation
£22,347	05/10/2016	Quarterly donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly donation
£20,690	06/07/2016	Quarterly donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly donation
£20,416	13/04/2016	Quarterly donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly donation
£20,951	06/01/2016	Quarterly donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly donation
£20,144	05/10/2015	Quarterly donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly donation
£21,517	07/07/2015	Quarterly donation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Quarterly donation
£22,026	16/04/2015	Quarterly donation

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-67

AILIE HODGSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Neonatal Care Coordinator

ANDREW DAVID THOMAS DUNSMURE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Deputy Head Of Internal Audit

DAVID CAMERON HALL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

DR JENNIFER HELEN DIXON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Neonatal Doctor

DR RICHARD HEARN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Consultant In Neonatal Paediatrics

GILES MCCOURT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Solicitor

JENNIFER CARRUTHERS JONES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Neonatal Doctor

JOANNE CARANGELO-HUTCHINS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Junior Sister Nurse

SARAH SOUTHAM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/12/2012, number: 1150178
Registered at Companies House on 06/08/2012, number: 08169471

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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR16: 2 days late,

Main office

The Tiny Lives Trust
19 Riverside Studios
Amethyst Road
Newcastle Business Park
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE4 7YL

Objectives

THE RELIEF AND CARE OF NEW BABIES AND THEIR MOTHERS AND FAMILIES, IN PARTICULAR THOSE LOOKED AFTER BY THE NEWCASTLE NEONATAL SERVICE AT THE ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, BY: I)THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES II)THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT III)THE IMPROVEMENT OF AMENITIES, FACILITIES, AND SERVICESIV) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE; V)PROMOTING AND ADVANCING RESEARCH THAT RELATES TO BABIES AND FAMILIES UNDER THE CARE OF THE NEWCASTLE NEONATAL SERVICE AND TO PUBLIC THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

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