ACHING ARMS

Charity number: 1153296
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Aching Arms provides comfort teddy bears to parents whose baby has died during pregnancy, birth or infancy. They gift bears to parents via maternity health professionals and befriending groups in the UK. The bears are used to discuss support available to parents. The charity also leads awareness training for health professionals and hosts a telephone befriending service for bereaved parents.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £299,478
Total expenditure: £394,384

People

4 Trustee(s)

142 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 August 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
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sundeep Kaur Chair 17 February 2018
None on record
Andrew Morris Trustee 20 August 2024
None on record
Donna Dunn Trustee 26 March 2022
None on record
Melissa Barclay Trustee 17 February 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 08/08/2020 08/08/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £172.68k £178.93k £270.36k £293.58k £299.48k
Total expenditure £109.46k £126.45k £213.32k £278.40k £394.38k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £3.00k £350 N/A N/A

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 July 2024 07 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 07 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 01 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 01 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 25 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 25 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 08 August 2021 21 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 08 August 2021 01 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 08 August 2020 01 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 08 August 2020 01 June 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 Aug 2013

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO:- (1)PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING) OF PARENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WHEN A BABY DIES IN UTERO, AT BIRTH OR SOON AFTER BIRTH ("BABY LOSS"); (2)ADVANCE EDUCATION ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF BABY LOSS PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, AMONGST HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; AND (3)SUPPORT AND PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO BABY LOSS AND THE METHODS OF ALLEVIATING SUFFERING ARISING FROM BABY LOSS AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Contact information

Address:
33 Victoria Road
Warley
BRENTWOOD
Essex
CM14 5DR
Phone:
07826067801
Email:
Info@achingarms.co.uk
Website:

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