SPOONS

Charity number: 1167043
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objectives of the charity are to relieve the needs of parents and families of babies who experience neonatal care in Greater Manchester by the provision of support and information, and to advance awareness and education of neonatal care, and its implications for families, to health professionals and the general public.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2025

Total income: £333,572
Total expenditure: £246,976

Total income includes £66,410 from 3 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bolton
  • Bury
  • Manchester City
  • Oldham
  • Rochdale
  • Salford City
  • Stockport
  • Tameside
  • Trafford
  • Wigan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 May 2016: CIO registration
  • 05 July 2023: Funds received from 1149354 SHORT BOWEL SURVIVOR AND FRIENDS
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Tracey Rawlinson Chair 30 July 2019
None on record
Bethany Armitage Trustee 03 September 2025
None on record
Shaun Adams Trustee 14 March 2024
None on record
Rebecca Lowe Trustee 01 May 2023
None on record
Khadijah Salim Trustee 18 August 2020
None on record
Pamela Ashscroft Trustee 12 August 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024 30/04/2025
Total gross income £170.98k £281.99k £103.47k £272.67k £333.57k
Total expenditure £136.16k £252.38k £202.25k £175.93k £246.98k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £500 £10.00k £66.41k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 April 2025 22 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2025 22 January 2026 On time
Annual return 30 April 2024 04 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 04 February 2025 On time
Annual return 30 April 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Annual return 30 April 2022 15 February 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 15 February 2023 On time
Annual return 30 April 2021 03 March 2022 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 25 February 2022 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 11 MAY 2016 AS AMENDED ON 16 DEC 2021 AMENDED ON 10 JAN 2022 as amended on 11 Jun 2024

Charitable objects

The objects are, for the public benefit, 1) to improve the mental health and relieve the needs of parents and families of babies who experience neonatal care in Greater Manchester through the provision of emotional support, information and guidance, therapeutic services, community support and counselling; 2) to advance education by promoting awareness of neonatal care, and its implications for families, to health professionals and the general public.

Contact information

Address:
Newtons of Bury
151 The Rock
BURY
Lancashire
BL9 0ND
Phone:
03003650363
Email:
care@spoons.org.uk
Website:

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