EARLY ESSENTIALS UK

Registered charity 1186657 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are an emergency service providing Moses basket starter packs for the most vulnerable pregnant women unable to provide for their babies directly after birth. The women are referred to EE via a 'referring Agency' and we only provide a basket to referring Agency staff if the 'public benefit' criteria are met. Baskets act as baby's safe place to sleep and are filled with Mum and baby essentials.

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Latest income

£64k

Latest spending

£57k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £58,857 at the end of the period, held in bank accounts. The trustees report that the charity's finances are in a 'very healthy position' and note that there are no funds materially in deficit. The charity operates with a single part-time employee and relies on volunteer support for its core activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 5 months value of core costs (held: £59k)

“The trustees’ written and agreed Reserves Policy from the end of this financial year, 1st October 2025, is to hold 5 months value of ‘core costs’ in reserves.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/11/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

GRAHAM PAUL LEECH
Jeanette Lea
LEA FRANCES ANN LEECH
Laura Green
Natalie Hands
SARAH HOPE

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Manchester City · North Yorkshire · Northern Ireland · Peterborough City · Salford City · Stockport · Trafford · Warrington · Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£64k	£57k
30/09/2024	£92k	£52k
30/09/2023	£38k	£44k
30/09/2022	£42k	£35k
30/09/2021	£17k	£21k

Common questions

Is EARLY ESSENTIALS UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £58,857 at the end of the period, held in bank accounts. The trustees report that the charity's finances are in a 'very healthy position' and note that there are no funds materially in deficit. The charity operates with a single part-time employee and relies on volunteer support for its core activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	20/07/2020	£8k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund