Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE BABY BANK

The Baby Bank collates together new and preloved items for families in need in the Berkshire and surrounding areas. Families are referred to us a variety of professionals who work in direct contact with the families.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
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
31/12/22	£156,145	£110,902	£45,243	248
31/12/21	£69,788	£36,761	£33,027	33
31/12/20	£52,040	£21,121	£30,919	16
31/12/19	£24,176	£10,427	£13,749	11

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

Www.thebabybank.org

Info@thebabybank.org

07704919184

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Hillingdon, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
248 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Housing the baby
£10,000	29/09/2022	The funding will be used to secure new premises for this charity supporting families in need in the Berkshire area. The project aims to provide a permanent base from which the charity can deliver a ....more The funding will be used to secure new premises for this charity supporting families in need in the Berkshire area. The project aims to provide a permanent base from which the charity can deliver a range of services including distribution of new and pre-loved equipment and clothes and provide access to advice and information services.
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing The Baby
£10,000	27/05/2021	The project helps families struggling on low incomes to clothe their children. The funding will be used to recruit two part-time staff members to coordinate and manage the baby bank service. The ....more The project helps families struggling on low incomes to clothe their children. The funding will be used to recruit two part-time staff members to coordinate and manage the baby bank service. The project aims to enable the group to run more efficiently and support greater demand for families in need.
National Lottery Community Fund - Education essentials sleep
£6,068	22/05/2020 7	This Berkshire Baby Bank will use funding to provide activity packs for children and baby bedding to support vulnerable families during the coronavirus pandemic.
CAF - Grant to The Baby Bank
£2,500	04/05/2020 3	Grant to The Baby Bank to support the organisation through COVID19

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AMY E TISI (Chair) Appointed: 2022

DR EVELYN PATRICIA KIRKWOOD Appointed: 2023

JAMES DALRYMPLE-SMITH Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/08/2018, number: 1179580

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

Unit 2A
Tectonic Place
Holyport Road
SL6 2YE

Objectives

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN LOCAL UK COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND OR CHARITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

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