Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 5

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 1

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently
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
31/12/23		£8	£8	£0	n/a
31/12/22		£11	£4	£7	n/a
31/12/21	*	£12	£1	£11	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

SteppingStonesBabyBank@gmail.com

07596236479

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other welfare 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 supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following 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

KAREN STOCKHILL (Chair) Appointed: 2021

KATHRYN MCATEER Appointed: 2021

TIM STOCKHILL Appointed: 2021

VICTORIA FALLAS Appointed: 2021

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
Complaints policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 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.

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