HARTLEPOOL BABY BANK

Charity number: 1191460
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Hartlepool Baby Bank provides good quality new and used equipment to families with young children or pregnant women across Hartlepool and the surrounding area. We aim to provide maternity items, clothing, safe sleeping spaces and hygiene products whilst offering support, advice and signposting.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 28 February 2025

Total income: £71,868
Total expenditure: £68,348

People

6 Trustee(s)

6 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:
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Hartlepool

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 September 2020: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
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
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Emilie De Bruijn Chair 24 September 2020
None on record
Dr Charlotte Louise Ayres Nicholson Trustee 29 June 2025
None on record
Guadalupe del Carmen Lainez Alvarez Trustee 10 July 2023
None on record
Sarah Louise Lavender Trustee 19 January 2022
None on record
Sophie Gregson Trustee 24 September 2020
None on record
Sarah Louise Hart Trustee 24 September 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024 28/02/2025
Total gross income £26.53k £29.21k £90.77k £71.87k
Total expenditure £20.49k £19.96k £46.77k £68.35k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £5.16k 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 28 February 2025 23 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2025 23 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 February 2024 04 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 04 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2023 05 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 05 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2022 19 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 19 May 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 19 JUL 2019 AS AMENDED ON 18 SEP 2020

Charitable objects

THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG SOCIALLY AND/OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN HARTLEPOOL WHO ARE PREGNANT OR HAVE CHILDREN AGED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, UNDER 2 YEARS AND ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE BASIC EQUIPMENT, CONSUMABLES, CLOTHING AND TOYS FOR BABIES AND CHILDREN BY SUPPLYING THEM WITH NEW AND RECYCLED ITEMS FREE OF CHARGE, OFFERING A LOAN SERVICE FOR CHILDCARE EQUIPMENT AND PROVIDING A SAFE SPACE AND SIGNPOSTING SERVICE WHERE THEY MAY ACCESS PEER TO PEER SUPPORT AND SUPPORT FROM EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS WHO MAY BE ABLE TO ASSIST THEM WITH NEEDS ARISING FROM THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
29 SEDGEWICK CLOSE
HARTLEPOOL
TS24 9EU
Phone:
07717337719
Email:
babybankhartlepool@gmail.com
Website:

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