BREASTFEEDING TOGETHER
Breastfeeding Together is a registered charity providing positive peer support from pregnancy to early years and beyond. We aim to improve the health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities within communities by providing pregnancy, parenting and infant feeding information and support in a variety of ways.
Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, SKILLED HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BOTH IN THE ANTENATAL AND POSTNATAL PERIOD.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total funds of £235,850, representing a net movement in funds of £81,713. The trustees report a strong and stable financial position with healthy reserves, noting that administrative expenses were kept low to direct resources toward mission-critical services. The going concern assessment confirms sufficient reserves to operate for at least the next 12 months without material uncertainty.
What the accounts disclose
“Breastfeeding Together trustees have agreed that the charity needs at least nine month’s expenditure (estimated at £126,000) in reserves plus a sum which covers the calculated redundancy liability (estimated at £10,000).” — page 6
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- 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
- Volunteers: 55
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 48
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 51
Trustees
- Allana Jemma Hutchinson
- Danielle Daley
- Elinor Halliwell
- Kimberley Horlick
- Sarah Harrison
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £253k | £172k |
| 31/03/2024 | £176k | £128k |
| 31/03/2023 | £88k | £93k |
| 31/03/2022 | £69k | £74k |
| 31/03/2021 | £75k | £47k |
Common questions
Is BREASTFEEDING TOGETHER financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total funds of £235,850, representing a net movement in funds of £81,713. The trustees report a strong and stable financial position with healthy reserves, noting that administrative expenses were kept low to direct resources toward mission-critical services. The going concern assessment confirms sufficient reserves to operate for at least the next 12 months without material uncertainty. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BREASTFEEDING TOGETHER?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BREASTFEEDING TOGETHER as a grant recipient include BOLTON TOGETHER, BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOLTON TOGETHER | FY2024 | £125k | |
| BOLTON TOGETHER | FY2025 | £125k | |
| BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES | FY2023 | £9k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 10/07/2025 | £8k | Bumps, Boobs and Buggies Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/02/2025 | £19k | Bumps Boobs and Brews |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/12/2023 | £176k | Peer Support Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/09/2022 | £10k | Connect & Share Parenting Support Forum |
| Sport England | 10/03/2022 | £4k | Jubilee Fund- Walking group |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/08/2021 | £10k | Connect & Share Parenting Support Forum |
| UK government | 26/08/2020 | £41k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION | 2 | £3k |
| NEAR NEIGHBOURS | 1 | £188k |
| HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT | 1 | £48k |
| WALTON ON THAMES CHARITY | 1 | £30k |
| THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST | 1 | £23k |
| CIVIC POWER FUND | 1 | £17k |
| CRH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £16k |
| SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £8k |
Charities like this
- CAMBRIDGE BREASTFEEDING ALLIANCE
- ASSOCIATION OF BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS
- BRIGHTER TOGETHER
- FAMILIES THRIVING TOGETHER
- TOGETHER LEICESTER
- THE TOGETHER TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BREASTFEEDING TOGETHER | £253k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CAMBRIDGE BREASTFEEDING ALLIANCE | £32k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ASSOCIATION OF BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS | £108k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| BRIGHTER TOGETHER | £185k | — | 0 | above | 25.0% | no doubt |
| FAMILIES THRIVING TOGETHER | £34k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TOGETHER LEICESTER | £35k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |