LOVE, AMELIA

Registered charity 1182062 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Love, Amelia provides essential and practical support to babies, children and those who look after them within Tyne and Wear and County Durham. We provide new and excellent quality pre-loved items, equipment and support to partner organisations and families experiencing poverty and hardship.

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Latest income
£350k
Latest spending
£352k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,760 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds carried forward decreasing slightly from £67,853 to £66,093. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £43,548 against a policy target of three months of charitable expenditure, while restricted funds held £22,545. The independent examiner confirmed that the financial statements accord with the accounting records and met regulatory requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of charitable expenditure (held: £44k)
“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to at three months of charitable expenditure.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Love, Amelia (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£350k£352k
31/03/2024£269k£231k
31/03/2023£172k£160k
31/03/2022£75k£86k
31/03/2021£50k£28k

Common questions

Is LOVE, AMELIA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,760 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds carried forward decreasing slightly from £67,853 to £66,093. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £43,548 against a policy target of three months of charitable expenditure, while restricted funds held £22,545. The independent examiner confirmed that the financial statements accord with the accounting records and met regulatory requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LOVE, AMELIA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LOVE, AMELIA as a grant recipient include THE ROSELINE FOUNDATION, SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST, THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION, THE ELSIE DAVIS TRUST, The Rathbones Group Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROSELINE FOUNDATIONFY2023£111k
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUSTFY2022£10kSection 2 f Charitable Organisations
THE BERNICIA FOUNDATIONFY2024£9k
THE ELSIE DAVIS TRUSTFY2023£5k
The Rathbones Group FoundationFY2022£5kNewcastle
THE ELSIE DAVIS TRUSTFY2022£5k
The Rathbones Group FoundationFY2023£4kNewcastle
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
Moto FoundationFY2025£1kCommunity grant
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500
The Rathbones Group FoundationFY2024£0Grant making by Hub

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/10/2025£20kVolunteer Coordination to Help Babies and Children Thrive
Community Foundation North East25/09/2025£5kGrant to Love, Amelia
Community Foundation North East15/05/2025£20kGrant to Love, Amelia
Postcode Lottery07/04/2025£30kMillionaire Street 2025 04w4
Community Foundation North East23/01/2025£2kGrant to Love, Amelia
Community Foundation North East16/01/2025£1kGrant to Love, Amelia
Community Foundation North East23/05/2024£5kGrant to Love, Amelia
Postcode Lottery31/07/2023£20kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund17/05/2023£251kLove; Amelia
Community Foundation North East22/12/2022£4kGrant to Love, Amelia
The National Lottery Community Fund19/08/2022£10kLove Amelia Donation Coordinator
Community Foundation North East10/02/2022£10kA grant to Love, Amelia
The National Lottery Community Fund16/07/2021£10k0-16 project
The National Lottery Community Fund17/03/2021£86kLove Amelia Baby Bank
UK government25/06/2020£8kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund19/09/2019£10kLove, Amelia

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AMELIA'S RAINBOW.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LOVE, AMELIA£350k—0unclear—no doubt
AMELIA'S RAINBOW FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt
THE AMELIA-MAE FOUNDATION FY2025£116k—0above—noted
FROM BABIES WITH LOVE FOUNDATION FY2025£1.1m—0below—no doubt
AMOR EUROPE FY2025£315k—0unclear—no doubt
Teddies for Loving Care Essex (TLC Essex) FY2025£103k—0above—no doubt

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