SUPPORT FOR THE SICK NEWBORN AND THEIR PARENTS

Registered charity 1146622 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SSNAP

Support for sick newborns and their families at the Newborn Care Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford

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Latest income

£430k

Latest spending

£553k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £123,268 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £354,931 to £231,663. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity operates a reserves policy of retaining sufficient funds to cover operating costs and funding commitments for 6 months.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of operating costs and funding commitments (held: £232k)

“SSNAP operates a reserves policy of retaining sufficient funds to cover operating costs and funding commitments for 6 months.” — page 7

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)

Total income

£584k

Total spending

£402k

Cost of raising funds

£112k

Reserves (reported)

£355k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~10.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 19.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (01/05/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alan Sowden
Dr Nicholas Kevin Ives
Eleri Adams
Elizabeth Wall
Laura Askew
Luke Froude
Mandeep Singh Tumber
Natasha Brockman
Nicole Maddock

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
28/02/2026	£430k	£553k
28/02/2025	£584k	£402k
29/02/2024	£324k	£371k
28/02/2023	£328k	£336k
28/02/2022	£390k	£287k

Common questions

Is SUPPORT FOR THE SICK NEWBORN AND THEIR PARENTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £123,268 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £354,931 to £231,663. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity operates a reserves policy of retaining sufficient funds to cover operating costs and funding commitments for 6 months. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	20/07/2020	£9k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund