PARENT-INFANT FOUNDATION LTD

Registered charity 1152082 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PARENT INFANT PARTNERSHIP (PIP) UK LIMITED, PIP UK

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.

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.

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Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£777k
Latest spending
£649k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,000 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“One employee earned between £60,000 - £70,000 during the year” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee earned between £60,000 - £70,000 during the year” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 7.4% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Total expenditure was £648,544, of this we utilised £48,035 (7.41%) to raise further funds” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of salary and minimal operational costs (reserves figure: £365k)
“The Foundation aims to hold unrestricted reserves equivalent to at least three to six months of salary and minimal operational costs.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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 31/03/2025

  • 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)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£777k
Total spending
£649k
Cost of raising funds
£48k
Reserves (reported)
£365k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~6.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (91% 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: 6.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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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
31/03/2025£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

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ANA LEAF FOUNDATIONFY2025£260kHealth Preservation
THE DULVERTON TRUSTFY2023£105kCore funding
ANA LEAF FOUNDATIONFY2024£58kHealth Preservation
THE AIM FOUNDATIONFY2025£40kEarly Years
THE AIM FOUNDATIONFY2024£40kMulti-year grant payment
PRISM THE GIFT FUNDFY2021£35kGrants to institutions/organisations
THE AIM FOUNDATIONFY2021£25kEarly Years - Research and Campaigning
ANA LEAF FOUNDATIONFY2022£8k
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2023£5kHealth
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
William Grant Foundation15/05/2025£60kScotland Work Programme 2025-2027
The National Lottery Community Fund29/01/2025£1.1mThe National Parent-Infant Relationship Framework
William Grant Foundation21/05/2024£30kScotland Work Programme 2024-2025
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2022£405kWales parent-infant teams development project
William Grant Foundation03/05/2022£21kScotland Work Programme 2023/24

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PARENTING FOR LIFELONG HEALTH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PARENT-INFANT FOUNDATION LTD£777k£60,000 - £70,0001above7.4%no doubt
PARENTING FOR LIFELONG HEALTH FY2025£3.3m——above—no doubt
FROM BABIES WITH LOVE FOUNDATION FY2025£1.1m—0below—no doubt
LEARNING WITH PARENTS FY2025£901k—0above—no doubt
PARENTS IN NEED FY2025£79k—0unclear—no doubt
KIDS MATTER FY2025£892k£60,001–£70,0001above—no doubt

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