GENTLE BIRTH METHOD FOUNDATION

Charity Number: 1173798
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide Gentle Birth Method classes to pregnant mothers and their partners on a weekly basis at the Whittington Hospital, Archway, London. To reduce Caesarian section rates and reduce maternal trauma during childbirth resulting in positive birth outcomes for mother and baby.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £11,804
Total expenditure: £8,432

People

5 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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 July 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Investment
  • 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
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Medha Wilson Trustee 20 November 2022
NEW FACES
Received: On time
Andrew James Trustee 28 November 2017
NEW FACES
Received: On time
GEORGE VARUGHESE Trustee 09 December 2015
NEW FACES
Received: On time
CAMILLA AL-FAYED Trustee 09 December 2015
None on record
Karina Choudhrie Trustee 09 December 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £32.05k £12.87k £14.10k £12.59k £11.80k
Total expenditure £36.79k £13.20k £18.37k £12.37k £8.43k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 March 2024 20 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 23 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 23 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 16 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 16 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 18 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 18 January 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 12 Jul 2017

Charitable objects

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PATIENTS OF THE GENTLE BIRTH METHOD BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, SUPPORT SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PRE AND POST-NATAL FAMILY CARE. BY THE PROVISION OF LECTURES, COURSES AND PUBLICATIONS.

Contact information

Address:
15 Sands Way
WOODFORD GREEN
Essex
IG8 8EJ
Phone:
07525 180344
Email:
george.varughese.01@gmail.com
Website:

No information available