ABIGAIL'S FOOTSTEPS

Registered charity 1149005 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We support families affected by stillbirth and neonatal loss across the UK. Our work includes bereavement care training and counselling for healthcare professionals and parents, funding hospital equipment and dedicated bereavement suites, and campaigning to improve national standards. We also raise awareness and provide practical and emotional support to families when a baby dies.

Causes: 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 reported a deficit of £65,333 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £578,337 to £513,004. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £389,815 remain in excess of their stated policy target of £100,000, and they maintain a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for future operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 08182310

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Abigail's Footsteps (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.

• CHAMP, Matthew — director, appointed 03/08/2026on trustee list
• PLUMMER, Susan Elizabeth, Dr — director, appointed 20/10/2025on trustee list
• MCINTYRE, Karen — director, appointed 09/01/2025on trustee list
• PECK, Neil Robert — director, appointed 30/12/2024on trustee list
• JEFFERY, Jack Charles — director, appointed 13/05/2024on trustee list
• ROBINSON, Susan Mary — director, appointed 01/06/2023on trustee list
• SHERIDAN, Lynne Patricia — director, appointed 22/08/2022on trustee list
• WARD, David — director, appointed 17/09/2012not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (66% 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: 16.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• SUSAN ROBINSONchair
• David Ward MBE CSyP · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jack Charles Jeffery
• Karen McIntyre
• Lynne Sheridan
• Matthew Champ
• Neil Peck
• Susan Elizabeth Plummer

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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