FROME BIRTH TALK

Charity number: 1175641
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Frome Birth Talk provides a free counselling service for pregnant and parents in Frome, Westbury, Warminster and the surrounding area. We also offer two free weekly drop-in groups and occasional wellbeing events. All our activities are designed to promote positive perinatal mental health and bring people together to combat loneliness and isolation.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 29 February 2024

Total income: £58,191
Total expenditure: £53,451

Total income includes £5,988 from 2 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

5 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Somerset
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 November 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:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Laura Alexander Chair 17 April 2024
None on record
Gail Norris Trustee 02 July 2025
None on record
Annette Schwalbe Trustee 02 July 2025
None on record
Holly Brown Trustee 20 March 2025
None on record
Aaron Calver Trustee 17 April 2024
MUNICIPAL AND OWEN CARTER'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES
Received: On time
Rebecka Mau Trustee 23 January 2024
None on record
Annabel Litchfield Trustee 09 September 2022
None on record
Jessica Taylor Trustee 01 November 2021
None on record
KAREN PATRICK Trustee 08 November 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 29/02/2020 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024
Total gross income £10.77k £26.24k £27.03k £36.25k £58.19k
Total expenditure £11.30k £14.72k £23.78k £36.65k £53.45k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £288 £3.00k £3.00k £5.99k

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 29 February 2024 29 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 29 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2023 14 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 14 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2022 19 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 19 December 2022 On time
Annual return 28 February 2021 21 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 21 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 February 2020 22 February 2021 55 days late
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2020 22 February 2021 55 days late 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 Nov 2017 as amended on 21 Jan 2022 as amended on 13 Jul 2022

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH OF PREGNANT PEOPLE AND NEW PARENTS IN FROME AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF A FREE COUNSELLING SERVICE AND WELLBEING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES.

Contact information

Address:
BLACK DOG COTTAGE
CHAPMANSLADE
WESTBURY
BA13 4AE
Phone:
07530896319
Email:
info@fromebirthtalk.org.uk
Website:

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