LITTLE STARS BABY BANK

Registered charity 1191130 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Little Stars Baby Bank's sole purpose is to help families in need within Shropshire, by providing pre-loved donations of essential baby/children items such as clothing; moses baskets and nappies, as well as products needed for mother after giving birth. Monetary donations go towards brand new items that cannot be donated.We give this support to help give their child have the best start in life

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN SHROPSHIRE BY PROVIDING PRE-LOVED DONATIONS TO SUCH PERSONS WITH ESSENTIAL BABY/CHILDREN ITEMS AS WELL AS PRODUCTS NEEDED FOR THE MOTHER AFTER GIVING BIRTH WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.

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

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

Registered contact address: Shropshire, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£210k

Latest spending

£119k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £209,526 against expenditure of £119,411, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees report free reserves of £54,365, which exceeds their stated policy target of £53,050 (representing five months of payroll and rent costs). The filing confirms the accounts are unaudited and prepared on a receipts and payments basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: five months of payroll and rent costs (held: £54k)

“The trustees agree to hold free reserves in the region of £53,050. This is to ensure that there are sufficient funds to cover the payroll and rent costs of the charity for 5 months.”

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
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: 50

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

Volunteers: 30

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

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £25,907 — grants £25,907 (1); 35% of the £74,740 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Little Stars (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Ian Groveschair · trustee of 1 other charity
Anne Beeston
Christianne Williams
Ellen Shaw
Joanna Seabright
Sadie Bates

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£210k	£119k
31/12/2024	£87k	£92k
31/12/2023	£75k	£67k
31/12/2022	£79k	£42k
31/12/2021	£38k	£15k

Common questions

Is LITTLE STARS BABY BANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £209,526 against expenditure of £119,411, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees report free reserves of £54,365, which exceeds their stated policy target of £53,050 (representing five months of payroll and rent costs). The filing confirms the accounts are unaudited and prepared on a receipts and payments basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LITTLE STARS BABY BANK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LITTLE STARS BABY BANK as a grant recipient include THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£1k
THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£1k
THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION	FY2026	£1k

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	24/11/2025	£20k	Growing the team
Postcode Lottery	30/06/2025	£25k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/08/2024	£20k	Little Stars Community Shop Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/11/2022	£10k	Little Stars Community Hubs
Postcode Lottery	27/09/2022	£25k	Little Stars School Uniform Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/05/2021	£10k	Supporting Vulnerable Families through the Growth of Little Stars Baby Bank

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
CLARA E BURGESS CHARITY	1	£120k
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£67k
THE NORTHWICK TRUST	1	£55k
SPIELMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION	1	£6k
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£5k
WINDSOR LIONS CLUB CHARITY TRUST FUND	1	£3k
THE DWF FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

THE BABY BANK income £191k
PEMBROKESHIRE BABY BANK income £31k
TINY HANDS BABY BANK YORKSHIRE income £36k
SUNSHINE BABY BANK income £36k
BABY BANK NETWORK income £104k
TIPPYTOES BABYBANK income £49k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LITTLE STARS BABY BANK	£210k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BABY BANK FY2025	£191k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PEMBROKESHIRE BABY BANK FY2025	£31k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TINY HANDS BABY BANK YORKSHIRE FY2026	£36k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUNSHINE BABY BANK FY2025	£36k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BABY BANK NETWORK FY2025	£104k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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