BABY NECESSITIES SOUTHAMPTON
Registered charity 1193806 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Providing essential items to families with children under five, who are experience poverty or financial hardship.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated an income of £169,482 against total expenditure of £160,721, resulting in a surplus for the year. The trustees report no current concerns regarding the charity's ability to continue operating, citing stable income and strong public donations despite a sector-wide decrease in grant success rates.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months' of running costs (around £30,000) (held: £36k)
“The Trustees agree that the charity should maintain unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately three months’ of running costs (around £30,000)”
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 — Baby Necessities Southampton (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
- Christopher Hey · trustee of 1 other charity
- Gary Essery
- Imogen Hooton
- Rachael Reynolds
- Sofie Bennett
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hampshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BABY NECESSITIES SOUTHAMPTON financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an income of £169,482 against total expenditure of £160,721, resulting in a surplus for the year. The trustees report no current concerns regarding the charity's ability to continue operating, citing stable income and strong public donations despite a sector-wide decrease in grant success rates. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BABY NECESSITIES SOUTHAMPTON?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BABY NECESSITIES SOUTHAMPTON as a grant recipient include SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST, THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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