BRIERLEY HILL BABYBANK

Registered charity 1186640 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The prevention or relief of poverty in Brierley Hill and the surrounding areas by providing essential items, resources and support to families with young children and/or to charities or other organisations who also work to prevent or relieve poverty amongst families. We provide items from 25 weeks pregnancy up to age 2 through referral services requests

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Latest income
£237k
Latest spending
£221k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted and designated reserves totalled £50,246.11 at the end of the year, which the trustees report equates to approximately six months of expenditure, meeting their stated policy target. The charity reported a net increase in funds, with total incoming resources of £236,679.10 against total outgoing resources of £220,704.60. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Former Trustee Tracey Tromans is a director of First Space 4 Finance Hub LTD; the company was paid £256 for accountancy services.
Former Trustee, Tracey Tromans, is also a director of First Space 4 Finance Hub LTD First Space 4 Finance were paid £256 (2024 £1,807) for accountancy services provided — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dudley · Sandwell

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£237k£221k
31/03/2024£147k£159k
31/03/2023£122k£120k
31/03/2022£95k£63k
31/03/2021£51k£33k

Common questions

Is BRIERLEY HILL BABYBANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted and designated reserves totalled £50,246.11 at the end of the year, which the trustees report equates to approximately six months of expenditure, meeting their stated policy target. The charity reported a net increase in funds, with total incoming resources of £236,679.10 against total outgoing resources of £220,704.60. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts or accounting records. 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 Fund20/10/2022£216kFamilies Futures
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2021£10kBrierley Hill Babybank
UK government28/07/2020£6kCoronavirus Community Support Fund