THE BUDDY BAG FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1164916 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Buddy Bag Foundation provides relief of material hardship and need amongst children, young people and parents who are fleeing domestic abuse for the public benefit in England and Wales, primarily, but not exclusively, by providing items of basic necessity and comfort.

Objects

The relief of material hardship and need amongst children, young people and parents who are fleeing domestic abuse for the public benefit in England and Wales, primarily, but not exclusively, by providing items of basic necessity and comfort.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £351,868, which is in excess of its stated policy target of nine months' operating expenditure. The trustees report an excellent financial situation with sufficient cash to finance ongoing supplies, noting that total reserves increased slightly to £424,434 from the previous year.

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.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

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

Corporate structure

• Trading subsidiary: THE BUDDY BAG LTD Companies House 11406678

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Buddy Bag Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ARVINDER Khanna
• Dave Tyrell
• Ella Fitzpatrick
• HARRY EDWARD WILLIAMS
• KAREN STEPHANIE WILLIAMS
• Katheryn Walker-Stack
• Neil Rogers · trustee of 3 other charities
• Patrice Coughlin Ingram Gettins

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

Operates in: Jersey · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Side by side with its peers

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