BICESTER BABY BANK AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES

Registered charity 1185987 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a charity supporting the families of 0-5's in Bicester and Surrounding Villages.We support by redistributing clothing and equipment in good condition from other families to families in need.Referrals are given out to us by health professionals, charities, schools and any agency that knows of a family in need. We fundraise also in order to top up stocks and rent a base for our stocks.

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

Latest income
£31k
Latest spending
£30k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £27,047 at the end of the period, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover at least six months' rent for storage facilities. The charity's primary funding sources were grants from local organisations, with total unrestricted income of £20,176 and total expenditure of £9,780 for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' rent (held: £27k)
We aim to hold enough in reserve to cover at least six months’ rent so fundraising can be carried out in an adequate time frame.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£31k£30k
31/03/2025£40k£26k
31/03/2024£39k£36k
31/03/2023£26k£29k
31/03/2022£23k£17k

Common questions

Is BICESTER BABY BANK AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £27,047 at the end of the period, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover at least six months' rent for storage facilities. The charity's primary funding sources were grants from local organisations, with total unrestricted income of £20,176 and total expenditure of £9,780 for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund01/03/2021£33kNew storage for the baby bank