Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 7

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 8

FROME BIRTH TALK

Frome Birth Talk provides a free counselling service for pregnant and parents in Frome, Westbury, Warminster and the surrounding area. We also offer two free weekly drop-in groups and occasional wellbeing events. All our activities are designed to promote positive perinatal mental health and bring people together to combat loneliness and isolation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
28/02/23		£36,254	£36,646	£-392	10
28/02/22		£27,031	£23,778	£3,253	4
28/02/21		£26,239	£14,721	£11,518	3
29/02/20	*	£10,771	£11,303	£-532	4
28/02/19		£16,568	£9,147	£7,421	3

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.fromebirthtalk.org.uk

info@fromebirthtalk.org.uk

07530896319

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
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

Somerset, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Somerset Community Foundation - Recruiting and supporting volunteers to assist families during the perinatal period
£3,000	10/10/2022	Grant to Frome Birth Talk
National Lottery Community Fund - Frome Birth Talk development
£99,000	28/02/2020 59	The funding will enable the project to increase its counselling capacity, alongside providing opportunities for building confidence and self-esteem through new activities identified by participants. ....more The funding will enable the project to increase its counselling capacity, alongside providing opportunities for building confidence and self-esteem through new activities identified by participants. The project promotes emotional well-being for women during pregnancy and early parenthood through counselling, support groups and activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Frome Birth Talk
£9,894	14/03/2018 12	The funding will be used to offer free counselling sessions and antenatal classes for local women during pregnancy and early parenthood. The project aims to combat antenatal and postnatal anxiety and ....more The funding will be used to offer free counselling sessions and antenatal classes for local women during pregnancy and early parenthood. The project aims to combat antenatal and postnatal anxiety and depression by providing the opportunity for early intervention.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AARON CALVER Appointed: 2024

ANNABEL LITCHFIELD Appointed: 2022

HANNA FISHER Appointed: 2022

JAIME LEIGH SWIFT Appointed: 2022

JESSICA TAYLOR (Chair) Appointed: 2021

KAREN PATRICK Appointed: 2017

KATHRYN RIDDICK Appointed: 2022

LAURA ALEXANDER Appointed: 2024

REBECKA MAU Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/11/2017, number: 1175641

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 55 days late,

Main office

BLACK DOG COTTAGE
CHAPMANSLADE
WESTBURY
BA13 4AE

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH OF PREGNANT PEOPLE AND NEW PARENTS IN FROME AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF A FREE COUNSELLING SERVICE AND WELLBEING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES.

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