THE SMALLEST THINGS

Registered charity 1171631 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Smallest Things is a premature baby charity promoting the good health of babies born prematurely and supporting families after neonatal intensive care.The charity supports children and their families on a lasting journey, from advocating for exended parental leave after birth, to helping teachers to better support the educational needs of children born prematurely in school.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH OF PREMATURE BABIES AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE THE CIO HAS POWER TO DO THE FOLLOWING:• TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING AROUND PREMATURE BIRTH, BENEFITING BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PARENTS AFFECTED FOLLOWING A STAY IN NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE.• TO ADVANCE THE SUPPORT OFFERED TO PARENTS OF PREMATURE BABIES FOLLOWING A HOSPITAL STAY IN THE UK, PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO LOCAL HEALTH VISITING TEAMS AND GENERAL PRACTITIONERS IN RECOGNISING THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF FAMILIES OF BABIES BORN TOO SOON. • TO PROMOTE MORE TIME FOR MOTHER AND BABY TO BOND FOLLOWING PREMATURE BIRTH AND TO RELIEVE THE INCIDENCE OF POSTNATAL DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND SYMPTOMS OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER ASSOCIATED WITH NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE.

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

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 unrestricted reserves stood at £25,879.65 against a stated policy target of £6,860.90, indicating reserves are above the policy level. The charity reported total income of £25,931.31 and total expenditure of £40,972.55, resulting in a net decrease in funds for the period.

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.

• Bullying and harassment 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Smallest Things (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (07/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Caitriona Darling
• Kerry Myles
• Komal Pradipkumar Bhatt
• Lynne Welch
• Michelle Townsend · trustee of 1 other charity
• Richard David Hughes
• Sam Jeffreys
• Sarah Hill

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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