PARENT-INFANT FOUNDATION LTD
The vision of the Parent-Infant Foundation is that all babies have a sensitive and nurturing relationship to lay the foundation for lifelong mental and physical health. Our mission is to support the growth and quality of specialised parent-infant relationship teams across the UK. For further details visit https://parentinfantfoundation.org.uk
Objects
The object is to preserve and protect, for the public benefit, the health and well-being of babies, very young children and their parents in the UK by the promotion of healthy parent-infant relationships in particular, but not exclusively, by focusing on early relationships which are at high risk of, or are already experiencing, difficulties and by:A) Advancing the understanding and importance of parent-infant relationships as part of early child development;B) Supporting the development, growth and sustainability of specialised parent-infant relationship teams across the UK and acting as an umbrella/resource for them; andC) Promoting the training, and research into the awareness, of the importance of early childhood development among health professionals and other professionals involved with early childhood, and actively disseminating information and examples of best practice among these groups.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is financially stable, reporting total income of £776,731 against total expenditure of £648,544 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £364,951, which the trustees note represents approximately 6.8 months of core operating costs, exceeding their policy target of three to six months. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.
What the accounts disclose
“One employee earned between £60,000 - £70,000 during the year” — page 25
“One employee earned between £60,000 - £70,000 during the year” — page 25
“Total expenditure was £648,544, of this we utilised £48,035 (7.41%) to raise further funds” — page 12
“The Foundation aims to hold unrestricted reserves equivalent to at least three to six months of salary and minimal operational costs.” — page 13
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Government income: £169,034 — contracts £57,313 (10), grants £111,721 (1); 22% of the £776,731 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 1
- Government income: £127,851 — contracts £42,988 (6), grants £84,863 (1); 21% of the £617,983 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/05/2026)
Trustees
- Claire Wrightchair
- Amanda Sharpe
- Fiona Jane Brodie
- Jane Turner
- Kieran David Anders
- Nicola Cosgrave
- Tia McPhee
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £777k | £649k |
| 31/03/2024 | £618k | £525k |
| 31/03/2023 | £453k | £379k |
| 31/03/2022 | £303k | £274k |
| 31/08/2021 | £380k | £341k |
Common questions
Is PARENT-INFANT FOUNDATION LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is financially stable, reporting total income of £776,731 against total expenditure of £648,544 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £364,951, which the trustees note represents approximately 6.8 months of core operating costs, exceeding their policy target of three to six months. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
What does the highest-paid employee of PARENT-INFANT FOUNDATION LTD earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,000 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.
Who funds PARENT-INFANT FOUNDATION LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PARENT-INFANT FOUNDATION LTD as a grant recipient include ANA LEAF FOUNDATION, THE DULVERTON TRUST, THE AIM FOUNDATION, PRISM THE GIFT FUND, THE GROCERS' CHARITY.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANA LEAF FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £260k | Health Preservation |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | FY2023 | £105k | Core funding |
| ANA LEAF FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £58k | Health Preservation |
| THE AIM FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £40k | Early Years |
| THE AIM FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £40k | Multi-year grant payment |
| PRISM THE GIFT FUND | FY2021 | £35k | Grants to institutions/organisations |
| THE AIM FOUNDATION | FY2021 | £25k | Early Years - Research and Campaigning |
| ANA LEAF FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £8k | |
| THE GROCERS' CHARITY | FY2023 | £5k | Health |
| CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £5k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Grant Foundation | 15/05/2025 | £60k | Scotland Work Programme 2025-2027 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/01/2025 | £1.1m | The National Parent-Infant Relationship Framework |
| William Grant Foundation | 21/05/2024 | £30k | Scotland Work Programme 2024-2025 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/12/2022 | £405k | Wales parent-infant teams development project |
| William Grant Foundation | 03/05/2022 | £21k | Scotland Work Programme 2023/24 |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE KPMG FOUNDATION | 2 | £50k |
| ST ALDATES PAROCHIAL CHARITY | 2 | £7k |
| The Ethos Foundation | 1 | £90k |
| THE BLAGRAVE TRUST | 1 | £88k |
| NESTA | 1 | £85k |
| THE RANK FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £60k |
| THE ACCESS FOUNDATION | 1 | £53k |
| THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £44k |
Charities like this
- PARENTING FOR LIFELONG HEALTH
- FROM BABIES WITH LOVE FOUNDATION
- LEARNING WITH PARENTS
- PARENTS IN NEED
- KIDS MATTER
- Paediatric Critical Care Society
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARENT-INFANT FOUNDATION LTD | £777k | £60,000 - £70,000 | 1 | above | 7.4% | no doubt |
| PARENTING FOR LIFELONG HEALTH | £3.3m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| FROM BABIES WITH LOVE FOUNDATION | £1.1m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| LEARNING WITH PARENTS | £901k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| PARENTS IN NEED | £79k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KIDS MATTER | £892k | £60,001–£70,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |