MATERNITY ACTION
Registered charity 1128776 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC048882 (OSCR)
Maternity Action works to challenge inequality and promote wellbeing for pregnant women, new mothers and their families. Maternity Action provides telephone advice and web-based information on maternity and parental rights; training for health professionals, advisers and community workers;and undertakes research, policy and campaigning.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £114,208 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £545,082 to £430,874. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £245,848, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of operating costs. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months operating costs (held: £246k)
“Maternity Action aims to have unrestricted reserves equal to three to six months operating costs.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Jackson Nicholas Assie Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Maternity Action (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£26k
Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (86% 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: 3.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Nicola Louise Poundchair
- Alice Claire Webb
- Ayesha Mohsin
- CHLOE TIMMS
- Emma Marie Popo
- Janet Francesca Maria HANKIN
- Lois Ann Davies
- Nicole Valentinuzzi
- Sabeez Malik
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MATERNITY ACTION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £114,208 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £545,082 to £430,874. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £245,848, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of operating costs. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Jackson Nicholas Assie Limited.
Who funds MATERNITY ACTION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MATERNITY ACTION as a grant recipient include THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, TRUST FOR LONDON, SMALLWOOD TRUST, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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