TOMMY'S

Registered charity 1060508 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TOMMY'S CAMPAIGN, TOMMY'S THE BABY CHARITY · also registered in Scotland as SC039280 (OSCR)

The prevention of problems experienced during pregnancy.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£12.9m
Latest spending
£12.4m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £469,246 with total group income of £12,909,437 and unrestricted free reserves of £9,924,764. Per the trustees' report, these reserves exceed the stated policy target of six to eight months of forecast expenditure, and the trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Gifts (62% of income)
“Gifts 6,736,981 1,176,496 7,913,477” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 38.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The Charity achieved a fundraising cost-to-income ratio of 38%, compared to 42% in the prior year.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between six and eight months of forecast expenditure (held: £9.9m)
“the trustees have determined that free reserves should be held to cover between six and eight months of forecast expenditure, giving a range of between £6.6m and £8.8m.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees made donations totalling £27,378
“Trustees made donations totalling £27,378 (2024: £51,110), none of which was restricted” — page 44
“During the year the Charity charged management fees of £56,663 (2024: £66,195) to The Baby Fund Trading Limited in respect of support services.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Management fees charged to The Baby Fund Trading Limited
“Trustees made donations totalling £27,378 (2024: £51,110), none of which was restricted” — page 44
“During the year the Charity charged management fees of £56,663 (2024: £66,195) to The Baby Fund Trading Limited in respect of support services.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Management fees charged to LLHM Limited
“Trustees made donations totalling £27,378 (2024: £51,110), none of which was restricted” — page 44
“During the year the Charity charged management fees of £56,663 (2024: £66,195) to The Baby Fund Trading Limited in respect of support services.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Fundraising event costs charged by LLHM Limited
“Trustees made donations totalling £27,378 (2024: £51,110), none of which was restricted” — page 44
“During the year the Charity charged management fees of £56,663 (2024: £66,195) to The Baby Fund Trading Limited in respect of support services.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The Baby Fund Trading Limited, LLHM Limited
“The Group financial statements include the results for the year ended 31 March 2025 of Tommy’s and its wholly owned subsidiary companies The Baby Fund Trading Limited and LLHM Limited.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Tommy’s, the pregnancy and baby charity (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£12.9m
Total spending
£12.4m
Cost of raising funds
£4.9m
Reserves (reported)
£9.9m
Employees
90

Reported reserves equal ~9.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (70% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 38.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£12.9m£12.4m
31/03/2024£11.6m£10.8m
31/03/2023£11.0m£9.4m
31/03/2022£8.7m£7.8m
31/03/2021£7.0m£5.6m

Common questions

Is TOMMY'S financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £469,246 with total group income of £12,909,437 and unrestricted free reserves of £9,924,764. Per the trustees' report, these reserves exceed the stated policy target of six to eight months of forecast expenditure, and the trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Who funds TOMMY'S?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TOMMY'S as a grant recipient include POUNDLAND FOUNDATION, PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATION, THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE PENNIES FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
POUNDLAND FOUNDATIONFY2022£352kUnrestricted funding to support women and families via their helpline.
POUNDLAND FOUNDATIONFY2023£352k
POUNDLAND FOUNDATIONFY2024£257kRestricted project funding for Miscarriage Support Tool
PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATIONFY2022£245kto transform miscarriage care across the UK through the development and testing of a new Graded Model of Miscarriage care
THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£100kMedical research / medical care
PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATIONFY2024£90ksupport to transform the availability and quality of miscarriage care across the UK.
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£86k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2022£80k
THE AMAR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£62kHealth and life preservation
MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£50k
PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATIONFY2025£46kto transform the availability and quality of miscarriage care across the UK.
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2021£32kGrant to institution
TEDDY'S WISHFY2023£30kJointly funding the Pacenta Vessels Study
MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£24k
THE JAMES TUDOR FOUNDATIONFY2022£21kDevelopment of pre-pregnancy endometrial tests
THE JAMES TUDOR FOUNDATIONFY2024£20k
TEDDY'S WISHFY2022£20kJointly funding the Pacenta Vessels Study
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£20kGeneral Fund
THE JAMES TUDOR FOUNDATIONFY2025£15kCondition-specific support.
TEDDY'S WISHFY2024£12kJointly funded a new study PreEclampsia Study
TEDDY'S WISHFY2024£12kJointly funded a new study looking into the risks of pre-eclampsia and stillbirth
EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kChildren
EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kChildren
EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kChildren
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£10k
THE NIGEL AND NICKY MAPP CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kGrant - Tommy's
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£8k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2025£5k
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2025£5k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2023£5kMedical Research I Medical Institutions
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£5kMedical
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£4k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£4k
THE AMAR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kHealth and life preservation
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE WYSELIOT ROSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE AMAR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3kHealth and life preservation
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2kCharitable Donation
MICHAEL GUEST CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£2kCare of young people
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE CADOGAN CHARITYFY2022£2k
THE WYSELIOT ROSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
BC Partners FoundationFY2023£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/02/2010£5kYoung Mothers Smoking Cessation Campaign

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PREGNANCY SICKNESS SUPPORT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TOMMY'S£12.9m——unclear38.0%no doubt
PREGNANCY SICKNESS SUPPORT FY2025£284k—0unclear—no doubt
FULL FACT FY2024£2.9m——within—no doubt
TOMCHIM FY2025£252k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW PRODUCERS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FY2025£275k—0below—no doubt
1692 FY2025£462k—0within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.