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.

Objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN LOCAL UK COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND OR CHARITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Windsor and Maidenhead, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£191k

Latest spending

£122k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £197,733, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover 12 months of rent and salary costs. The charity reported a net income increase to £68,642 for the year, driven largely by grants and donations, while total expenditure remained stable at £122,305. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the financial statements or the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months of rent and associated costs (reserves figure: £198k)

“The charity has decided to hold reserves representing 12 months of rent and associated costs. The Baby Bank now has three part-time employees, including a fixed term employee. The charity holds reserves representing 12 months’ salary and associated costs.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
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)

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 45
Government income: £54,720 — grants £54,720 (4); 29% of the £190,947 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 45
Government income: £26,650 — grants £26,650 (2); 16% of the £169,094 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 536
Government income: £9,700 — grants £9,700 (2); 7% of the £136,750 total gross income on the same return

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

James Dalrymple-Smithchair
Amy E Tisi
Charlotte-Louise Frances Anne Weaver · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Evelyn Patricia Kirkwood
Dr Yvonne Margaret Stewart
Margaret Moffat

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 end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£191k	£122k
31/12/2024	£169k	£118k
31/12/2023	£137k	£105k
31/12/2022	£156k	£111k
31/12/2021	£70k	£37k

Common questions

Is THE BABY BANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £197,733, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover 12 months of rent and salary costs. The charity reported a net income increase to £68,642 for the year, driven largely by grants and donations, while total expenditure remained stable at £122,305. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the financial statements or the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 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.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION	FY2025	£3k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION	FY2024	£3k
WINDSOR LIONS CLUB CHARITY TRUST FUND	FY2023	£3k	Donations paid to charitable organisations
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LUKE'S, MAIDENHEAD	FY2022	£242	Outward giving

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/09/2022	£10k	Housing the baby
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/05/2021	£10k	Growing The Baby
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/05/2020	£6k	Education 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£166k
THE NORTHWICK TRUST	2	£72k
CLARA E BURGESS CHARITY	1	£120k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES	1	£68k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£50k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO	1	£45k
THE JERUSALEM TRUST	1	£30k
THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS	1	£26k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BABY BANK NETWORK.

BABY BANK NETWORK income £104k
E5 BABY AND CHILDREN BANK income £88k
BRADFORD BABYBANK income £223k
PEMBROKESHIRE BABY BANK income £31k
BRIERLEY HILL BABYBANK income £237k
BICESTER BABY BANK AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES income £31k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BABY BANK	£191k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BABY BANK NETWORK FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
E5 BABY AND CHILDREN BANK FY2025	£88k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRADFORD BABYBANK FY2026	£223k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PEMBROKESHIRE BABY BANK FY2025	£31k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIERLEY HILL BABYBANK FY2025	£237k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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