Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

STEPPING STONES BABY BANK 

Stepping Stones Baby Bank provide support to families experiencing difficulties due to hardship and poverty within the Wakefield and West Yorkshire area. We do this by providing essential items and equipment to families and mothers to be that are identified as being in need. These families are identified by health/social professionals and other agencies.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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£11,242£3,924£7,3182
31/12/21*£12,085£1,209£10,8760
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

SteppingStonesBabyBank@gmail.com

07596236479

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of Wakefield,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Stepping Stones Baby Bank
£3,616 22/10/2022
We aim to purchase new mattresses and bedding for all cots sent out to ensure safe sleeping practices in line with guidance from the Lullaby Trust. We also aim to purchase new safety gates.
Leeds Community Foundation - Sleep Safe.
£2,694 21/09/2021
To provide safe sleeping equipment to babies and children and safety equipment to keep little ones safe.

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 18/02/2021, number: 1193593
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; AR21: 257 days late,
Main office

16 FAIRFIELD GARDENS
OSSETT
WF5 0LX

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, PARTICULARLY BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL ITEMS OF BABY AND CHILDREN’S CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT, AND INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SIGNPOSTING TO FURTHER SUPPORT FOR PREGNANT WOMEN, PARENTS AND FAMILIES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT, IN WAKEFIELD AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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