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HEADSTART4BABIES LIMITED

Registered charity 1112256 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEADSTART · filing overdue (register status)

We aim to raise awareness of plagiocephaly and brachycephaly, providing help and advice to families faced with either condition. We also aim to raise funds to assist families on low incomes to proceed with treatment.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AMONG CHILDREN IN THE UK WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM PLAGIOCEPHALY AND/OR BRACHYCEPHALY BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO PARENTS, CARERS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ON NON-INVASIVE HELMET THERAPY AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN MEETING THE COSTS OF SUCH THERAPY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Cambridgeshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£80k
Latest spending
£95k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £60,760 to £45,264 due to a net expenditure of £15,496, driven by charitable grant funding of £84,855 against incoming resources of £79,744. The trustees report ongoing challenges with fundraising but confirm sufficient cash deposits to cover ongoing operations and future developments.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2022

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

1 annual return is past its due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing

    Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Headstart4Babies (matched by registered charity number).

    Company officers (Companies House)

    Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

    Official officers record.

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/12/2025——
    31/12/2024£80k£95k
    31/12/2023£207k£224k
    31/12/2022£103k£123k
    31/12/2021£59k£77k

    Common questions

    Is HEADSTART4BABIES LIMITED financially healthy?

    Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £60,760 to £45,264 due to a net expenditure of £15,496, driven by charitable grant funding of £84,855 against incoming resources of £79,744. The trustees report ongoing challenges with fundraising but confirm sufficient cash deposits to cover ongoing operations and future developments. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

    Who funds HEADSTART4BABIES LIMITED?

    Funders whose own accounts filings name HEADSTART4BABIES LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST, MICHAEL GUEST CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE OAKDALE TRUST, THE BLUEBERRY FOUNDATION.

    Known funders

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

    FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
    THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5kAdvancement of health and the saving of lives
    MICHAEL GUEST CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kCare of young people
    THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5kAdvancement of health and the saving of lives
    THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
    MICHAEL GUEST CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£2kCare of young people
    THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2022£1k
    THE BLUEBERRY FOUNDATIONFY2024£1knew helmets to help babies

    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.

    FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
    STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITED1£106k
    THE BLAGRAVE TRUST1£91k
    JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£90k
    THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION1£43k
    THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£25k
    THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST1£15k
    SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST1£14k
    FRIMLEY FUEL ALLOTMENTS CIO1£10k

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOPE 4 KIDZ.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    HEADSTART4BABIES LIMITED£80k—0unclear—no doubt
    HOPE 4 KIDZ FY2025£76k—0unclear93.0%no doubt
    Harry's Hydrocephalus Awareness Trust FY2025£212k—0unclear—no doubt
    BAPCO LIMITED FY2025£273k—0unclear—no doubt
    HEADWAY HERTFORDSHIRE LIMITED FY2025£347k—0above—no doubt
    THE CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR FOUNDATION FY2026£496k—0below—no doubt

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