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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE OXFORD BABY BANK 

The Oxford Baby Bank collects clothing and equipment from families who have finished with it and distributes it free of charge to families in need who have been referred by frontline professionals and charities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
04/04/23£5,320£7,662£-2,3424
04/04/22£13,484£6,593£6,8914
04/04/21£2,833£4,892£-2,0594
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

theoxfordbabybank.co.uk

oxfordbabybank@gmail.com

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 4 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
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Covid support
£250 06/10/2020
3
Provide consumables to families referred to us.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - COVID-19 The Oxford Baby Bank
£500 26/05/2020
5
Advice & support - provide the basics necessary to taking a baby home from hospital and caring for its needs.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/07/2020, number: 1190257
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

Cowley Road Methodist Church
Cowley Road
Oxford
OXON
OX4 1BN

Objectives

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN OXFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL ITEMS OF BABY AND TODDLER CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT TO PARENTS AND FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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