THE MOTHER AND CHILD FOUNDATION LIMITED
The Mother and Child Foundation advocates protecting the health of the mother and her child and fostering supportive community action and research on the prevention and treatment of disorders that affect both mother and child.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £26,837, with a stated reserve policy of maintaining £10,000 in the bank. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient funds to operate for a further year, though they note that new funds are urgently needed.
What the accounts disclose
“The directors and trustees have continued the provision of £10,000 in the bank account at the National Westminster Bank.” — page 7
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).
Trustees
- ALEXANDER KEENE
- Dr Mark Richard JOHNSON
- Dr Rachel Gow PhD
- MICHAEL PIRKIS DIP AGRIC
- PROFESSOR MICHAEL ANGUS CRAWFORD
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/04/2025 | £101k | £99k |
| 30/04/2024 | £65k | £47k |
| 30/04/2023 | £52k | £73k |
| 30/04/2022 | £66k | £50k |
| 30/04/2021 | £45k | £48k |
Common questions
Is THE MOTHER AND CHILD FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £26,837, with a stated reserve policy of maintaining £10,000 in the bank. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient funds to operate for a further year, though they note that new funds are urgently needed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 2 | £2k |
| LUCILLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £600k |
| THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £361k |
| PRISM THE GIFT FUND | 1 | £100k |
| THE KIAWAH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £70k |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | 1 | £35k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £10k |
| HIGHWAY ONE TRUST | 1 | £8k |
Charities like this
- MOTHER TO MOTHER LIMITED
- MOTHERS2MOTHERS (UK) LIMITED
- SAVE THE MOTHERS TRUST (SMT)
- THE MOTHERHOOD PLAN
- MATERNAL AID ASSOCIATION
- THE MATHERS FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE MOTHER AND CHILD FOUNDATION LIMITED | £101k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| MOTHER TO MOTHER LIMITED | £274k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| MOTHERS2MOTHERS (UK) LIMITED | £5.1m | £160,001 - £170,000 | — | unclear | 23.0% | no doubt |
| SAVE THE MOTHERS TRUST (SMT) | £596k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE MOTHERHOOD PLAN | £568k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MATERNAL AID ASSOCIATION | £236k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |