BIRTHRIGHTS

Charity number: 1151152
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of legal information and advice; policy work; campaigning; provision of education and training; empirical research, in each case relating to law surrounding childbirth and human rights. Birthrights will operate in England and Wales but work with organisations in other countries to share learning and experience.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income:
£642,424

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Donations and legacies £467.95k
Charitable activities £172.58k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £1.89k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£550,128

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Raising funds £65.97k
Charitable activities £484.16k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £65.97k
Charitable expenditure £484.16k
Retained for future use £92.30k

People

16 Employee(s)

8 Trustee(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:
  • Education/training
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 March 2013: CIO registration
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
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Tatheer Fatima Trustee 22 November 2024
None on record
Roisin Mulroney Trustee 14 August 2024
None on record
Krystal Lashley-Scrivener Trustee 14 August 2024
None on record
Dr Annabel Sowemimo Trustee 14 August 2024
None on record
Naomi Allen Trustee 14 August 2024
None on record
Elise Denis-Ramirez Trustee 14 August 2024
None on record
Amelia Christie Trustee 14 August 2024
None on record
Dr Ria May Clarke Trustee 26 July 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £361.70k £350.61k £423.19k £311.74k £642.42k
Total expenditure £193.95k £342.45k £382.56k £486.34k £550.13k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £9.99k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £467.95k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £172.58k
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A N/A £1.89k
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £484.16k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A £65.97k
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A N/A £2.40k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £3.03k
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Other assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £247.67k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A £22.91k

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 31 March 2025 08 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 08 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 06 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 06 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 22 November 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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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 08 Mar 2013 as amended on 09 Aug 2022

Charitable objects

The objects of the CIO are to promote the human rights of child-bearing women and people (as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and subsequent United Nations conventions and declarations, and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) in England and Wales by all or any of the following means: • Promoting awareness of the legal rights of child-bearing women and people during and connected to pregnancy, childbirth, the post-natal period (the 6 weeks subsequent to birth) and lactation; • Promoting respect for the legal rights of child-bearing women and people among healthcare organisations, medical and other professionals and in society at large; • Protecting the human rights of child-bearing women and people through the provision of legal information and advice and obtaining redress for victims of human rights abuse; • Campaigning in relation to human rights and related legal issues relating to child-bearing women and people; • Responding with technical advice to proposed legislation and policy affecting child-bearing women and people; • Providing technical advice to government and others on human rights and other legal and regulatory matters as they affect child-bearing women and people; • Contributing to the understanding and sound administration of human rights law as it affects child-bearing women and people, in particular, but not exclusively, through third-party interventions in legal cases; • Promoting the human rights and lawful treatment of child-bearing women and people by commissioning and conducting research; • Providing education and training to, among others, parents and parents-to-be, healthcare professionals and the public on human rights and the law as it affects child-bearing women and people. • Eliminating infringements of human rights of child-bearing women and people. • Other charitable activities that the trustees may from time to time determine to promote the human rights and legal status of childbearing women and people. (1) In furtherance of these objects but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power to engage in political activity provided that the trustees are satisfied that the proposed activities will further the purposes of the charity to an extent justified by the resources committed and the activity is not the dominant means by which the CIO carries out its objects. (2) Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Contact information

Address:
BIRTHRIGHTS
Union House
111 New Union Street
COVENTRY
CV1 2NT
Phone:
03004003400
Email:
info@birthrights.org.uk
Website:

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