Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

STILLBIRTH AND NEONATAL DEATH SOCIETY 

Sands vision is a world where fewer babies die. Sands works to ensure that, when a baby dies, anyone affected receives the best bereavement care and support for as long as they need it. Sands offers a free UK helpline and network of support groups, works with healthcare professionals to improve bereavement care, and involves bereaved families in research to save babies lives.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 36 years

www.sands.org.uk

accounts@sands.org.uk

07468498204

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£7,513£6,800£713£3,160£6,980£6,67411.886500
31/03/22£6,754£4,589£2,165£1,819£6,241£6,05915.852550
31/03/21£6,380£3,558£2,822£984£4,076£3,77512.742500
31/03/20£3,713£4,020£-307£887£1,254£1,0393.150500
31/03/19£4,115£4,311£-196£882£1,561£1,1963.3761,500
31/03/18£3,869£4,592£-723£896£1,757£9932.6650
31/03/17£3,874£4,004£-130£766£2,481£1,4744.4420
31/03/16£3,484£3,268£216£562£2,612£1,7496.4360
31/03/15£2,934£2,886£48£480£2,396£1,6937310
31/03/14£2,740£2,940£-200£486£2,349£1,7707.2360
31/03/13*£2,463£2,128£335£396£2,549£1,81710.2210
31/03/12*£2,415£1,729£686£372£2,217£1,61311.2210
31/03/11*£1,815£1,716£99£308£1,531£1,1548.1260
31/03/10£1,527£1,532£-5£356£1,432£9967.8140
31/03/09£1,182£1,017£165£247£1,437£1,00011.8170
31/03/08*£1,507£729£778£148£1,272£99016.3210
31/03/07£765£586£179£142£589£2805.7190
31/03/06*£501£464£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£374£338£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£391£350£41£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 91.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 46.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 11.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 17.4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Czech Republic, France, Isle Of Man, Italy, Malta, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 86 employees
  • 500 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Department of Health£873,501
National Lottery Community Fund£31,934
City Bridge Trust£30,400
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sands United FC Brighton and Hove
£5,186 21/10/2023
We aim to keep our support network for men affected by baby loss, accessible and affordable to all. We'd like funds for equipment, facility hire, and mental health workshops.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to FC Vilomah
£500 14/02/2023
to provide an uplift in funding for the core costs of the organisation through the cost-of-living crisis
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to SANDS - Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity
£250 09/02/2023
As requested by the donor towards the work of Sands which works to reduce the number of babies dying and to improve care and support for anyone affected by the death of a baby. Sands offers a free UK ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£360 08/02/2023
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Department of Health - Sands, Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society
£168,631 16/12/2022
The Health and Wellbeing (HW) Programme is a joint initiative managed by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), NHS England and Improvement (NHSE/I) and (soon to be confirmed UKHSA) (the ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to FC Vilomah
£700 29/09/2022
towards the cost of pitch hire at a football club that supports men and their families who have suffered the loss of a child
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to SANDS - Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity
£250 24/02/2022
As requested by the donor towards the work of Sands which works to reduce the number of babies dying and to improve care and support for anyone affected by the death of a baby. Sands offers a free UK ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to FC Vilomah
£460 09/09/2021
towards pitch hire costs of a football club for people who have lost a child
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Sands (Stillbirth and neonatal death charity) - 09/07/21
£1,500 28/07/2021
Supporting children bereaved of a baby sibling
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Sands United FC Salisbury
£5,220 17/03/2021
14
Pitch hire and insurance for bereaved fathers football club for the next 12 months
Suffolk Community Foundation - Supporting Suffolk parents following the death of a baby
£3,839 05/03/2021
5
Towards supporting Suffolk parents following the death of a baby.
National Lottery Community Fund - Welsh language bereavement support resources following the death of a baby
£5,718 02/03/2021
9
SANDS (Stillborn and Neonatal Death Society) will provide Welsh language bereavement support to parents who have experienced the loss of their baby. £5718 will fund translation printing postage and ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£20,000 19/02/2021
Digitalising Sands training to improve bereavement care following the death of a baby
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Stream 1 - Delivery or Support Costs
£3,000 10/07/2020
2
Grant to Sands (Stillbirth and neonatal death charity)
National Lottery Community Fund - Baby loss and COVID-19 - support and specialist guidance
£26,216 12/06/2020
14
SANDS is using a £26216 grant to transform their services across Northern Ireland given their increased reach and engagement on their online and virtual platforms due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Sands
£30,400 11/06/2020
£30,400 towards costs as outlined in your application, including £5,000 towards helpline costs.
Department of Health - Covid Funding
£352,435 22/05/2020
Neonatal Care - information & support for parents
Department of Health - Sands
£352,435 17/04/2020
The grant funding provided a period of support for charities providing vital services to ensure they could meet increased demand as a result of COVID-19, while continuing their day-to-day activities ....more
Community Foundation for Surrey - Covid 19 Response - Mental wellbeing
£1,540 14/04/2020
Costs towards a charity supporting grieving parents in Surrey effected by the Coronavirus pandemic
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Stillbirth and neonatal bereavement support in Yeovil
£1,250 08/04/2020
Grant to Sands
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Powys Sands (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity)
£2,824 29/11/2017
Our aim is to create a memorial garden for babies that die before, during or shortly after birth.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-61
  • DAVID PRICE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Senior Bank Executive
  • EMMA PARRY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • ROXANNE BURROWS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Organisational Development Specialist
  • TOM BURDETT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Finance Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/07/1988, number: 299679
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/01/1988, number: 02212082
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR13: 2 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR08: 130 days late, AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 22 days late, AR04: 187 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE LINCOLN SPIRITUAL ASSOCIATION on 02/07/2019
  • Asset transfer in from YEOVIL COUNSELLING AND PREGNANCY CRISIS TRUST on 06/02/2024
Main office

10-18 Union Street
London
SE1 1SZ

Objectives

4.1.1 TO PROMOTE THE EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL WELLBEINGOF PARENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, WHEN A BABY DIES INUTERO, AT BIRTH OR SOON AFTER BIRTH, BY:-4.1.1.1 THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO THOSE SOBEREAVED AND THEIR CARERS; AND4.1.1.2 WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH HEALTH AND SOCIAL CAREPROFESSIONALS TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE PROFESSIONALPRACTICE WITH BEREAVED PARENTS; AND4.1.2 TO PROMOTE RESEARCH AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BEST PRACTICETHAT WILL HELP IDENTIFY THE CAUSES AND REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OFTHE DEATH OF A BABY IN UTERO, AT BIRTH OR SOON AFTER BIRTH, AND TOPUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.4.2 NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OFTHE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITHSECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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