OCTOPUS FOR A PREEMIE UK

Charity number: 1180950
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our aim is to help and support premature babies through their first struggles. We provide crochet and knitted octopus calming aid for babies (the tentacles resemble the umbilical cord which comforts and soothes the baby therefore reducing the risk of them pulling or removing the tubes and leads). Help to support families and bring comfort to the parents in vulnerable and worrying time

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £42,234
Total expenditure: £62,508

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
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 December 2018: CIO registration
  • 07 October 2025: Removed (Removed by application)
  • 07 October 2025: Funds transferred to 1171631 THE SMALLEST THINGS
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • OFAP UK (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints 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
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £62.69k £77.89k £41.60k £48.26k £42.23k
Total expenditure £56.43k £79.52k £51.64k £43.95k £62.51k
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 July 2024 19 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 19 May 2025 On time
Annual return 31 July 2023 30 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 30 May 2024 On time
Annual return 31 July 2022 02 June 2023 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 31 May 2023 On time
Annual return 31 July 2021 31 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 31 May 2022 On time
Annual return 31 July 2020 17 May 2022 351 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 17 May 2022 351 days late

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 03 Dec 2018

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PREMATURE AND SPECIAL NEED BABIES, ANGEL BABY FAMILIES AND DEMENTIA PATIENTS BY THE PROVISION OF A CALMING AID