BABY UMBRELLA

Charity number: 1190745
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Baby Umbrella is an award-winning small charity offering breastfeeding and early parenting support to families in West Kent. Our vision is for every family in West Kent to have access to skilled and compassionate support during their parenting journey. We are here to listen, support and empower parents to make the decisions that feel right for them and their babies.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £131,609
Total expenditure: £113,629

Total income includes £18,483 from 14 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

30 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
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 August 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Karen Hickson-Smith Trustee 24 April 2025
None on record
Katherine Jane Barnes Trustee 18 October 2024
None on record
Amy Clare Tippen-Smith Trustee 18 October 2024
None on record
Rebecca Margaret O'Dwyer Trustee 25 March 2024
None on record
Catherine Mary Hardwick Trustee 25 March 2024
None on record
Jaime Cheryl Eloise Langford Phipps Trustee 25 March 2024
None on record
Marissa Katherine Conway Trustee 25 March 2024
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £36.61k £86.44k £108.20k £131.61k
Total expenditure £18.67k £68.14k £85.61k £113.63k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £4.31k £11.69k £2.88k £18.48k

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 August 2024 23 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 23 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 17 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 17 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 08 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 08 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 27 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 27 January 2022 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 06 Aug 2020 as amended on 06 Nov 2020

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST BY PROVIDING EASILY ACCESSIBLE SKILLED SUPPORT FOR POSTNATAL PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH IN AND AROUND WEST KENT. 1) BY PROVIDING OPEN ACCESS COMMUNITY GROUPS WITH SKILLED, NON-JUDGEMENTAL PROFESSIONALS (INCLUDING LACTATION CONSULTANTS AND BREASTFEEDING COUNSELLORS) AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING AND PARENTING, REDUCE POSTNATAL SOCIAL ISOLATION, AND IMPROVE POSTNATAL MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING; 2) BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, TRAINING AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES, BUILDING EXPERTISE WITHIN THE SECTOR AND SUPPORTING PARENTS TO INCREASE CONFIDENCE AND RETURN TO WORK; 3) BY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NHS, LOCAL AUTHORITY, THIRD SECTOR AND PRIVATE SECTOR SERVICES TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF PARENT-CENTRED RESPONSIVE CARE; 4) BY INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVITY OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO ADDRESS INEQUALITY.

Contact information

Address:
51 THE AVENUE
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
TN2 3FJ
Phone:
07972000057
Email:
info@babyumbrella.org.uk
Website:

babyumbrella.org.uk