OXFORDSHIRE BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT

Registered charity 1176948 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

OBS aims to increase breastfeeding, provision of breast milk and responsivefeeding for babies in Oxfordshire by:Educating and empowering Oxfordshire families to define and achievetheir feeding goals.Taking a lead role in developing an integrated network of breastfeedingsupport throughout Oxfordshire, so that all parents can access skilled,timely, local breastfeeding help.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a small surplus for the year, with total income of £64,286 against expenditure of £60,372. Unrestricted reserves stood at £54,665, which the trustees note represents nearly 11 months of expenditure, exceeding their stated policy target of holding between 6 and 12 months of expenditure in reserve.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Postcode Society Trust — “Postcode Society Trust , £500, December 2023” (source page)
• Big Give Christmas Challenge — “Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023, £1,706.75, December 2023” (source page)
• Oxford Community Impact Fund — “Oxford Community Impact Fund , £355, October 2023” (source page)
• Mr & Mrs J A Pye’s Charitable Settlement — “Mr & Mrs J A Pye’s Charitable Settlement , £1000, September 2023” (source page)
• Oxfordshire Community Foundation — “Oxfordshire Community Foundation , Cost of Living Grant, £5857, August 2023” (source page)
• Blackbird Leys Community Fund — “Blackbird Leys Community Fund , £4582, May 2023” (source page)
• Leathersellers Charitable Fund — “Leathersellers Charitable Fund , £5000, October 2022” (source page)
• Doris Field Charitable Trust — “Doris Field Charitable Trust, £500, September 2022” (source page)
• Midcounties Cooperative — “Midcounties Cooperative Community Fund £566 for peer supporter training, September 2020” (source page)
• National Lottery Community Fund — “National Lottery Community Fund Grant for £120,000 over 5 years, February 2020” (source page)
• Tampon Tax Community Fund — “Tampon Tax Community Fund £6,480, January 2020” (source page)
• Comic Relief — “Comic Relief £2,147, June 2018” (source page)
• Merton College, Oxford — “Merton College , Oxford £100, March 2019” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alison Mary Lawrance
• Carmen Barrera
• Dr Francesca Holt
• Eleanor Grace Rowling
• Ilze Malan
• Kristi Laine Johnson
• Laura Prentice · trustee of 1 other charity
• Marion Olivia Durand
• Zoe Claire Townsend

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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