THE BABY BANK

Registered charity 1179580 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BABYBANK WINDSOR

The Baby Bank collates together new and preloved items for families in need in the Berkshire and surrounding areas. Families are referred to us a variety of professionals who work in direct contact with the families.

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Latest income
£169k
Latest spending
£118k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £160,566, representing 12 months of rent and 6 months' salary costs. The charity reported total income of £169,094 against expenditure of £117,775, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue operating.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Baby Bank (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Buckinghamshire · Hillingdon · Reading · Slough · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£169k£118k
31/12/2023£137k£105k
31/12/2022£156k£111k
31/12/2021£70k£37k
31/12/2020£52k£21k

Common questions

Is THE BABY BANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £160,566, representing 12 months of rent and 6 months' salary costs. The charity reported total income of £169,094 against expenditure of £117,775, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue operating. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BABY BANK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BABY BANK as a grant recipient include LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION, WINDSOR LIONS CLUB CHARITY TRUST FUND, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LUKE'S, MAIDENHEAD.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
WINDSOR LIONS CLUB CHARITY TRUST FUNDFY2023£3kDonations paid to charitable organisations
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LUKE'S, MAIDENHEADFY2022£242Outward giving

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/09/2022£10kHousing the baby
The National Lottery Community Fund27/05/2021£10kGrowing The Baby
The National Lottery Community Fund22/05/2020£6kEducation essentials sleep

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 BABY BANK NETWORK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BABY BANK£169k—0unclear—no doubt
BABY BANK NETWORK FY2025£104k—0unclear—no doubt
LEEDS BABY BANK FY2025£305k—0above—no doubt
LITTLE STARS BABY BANK FY2025£210k—0unclear—no doubt
RAINBOW BABY BANK FY2025£168k—0unclear—no doubt
BRIERLEY HILL BABYBANK FY2025£237k—0unclear—no doubt

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