BECOMING FAMILIES

Registered charity 1199531 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BECOMING FAMILIES WORCESTERSHIRE CIC

Provides education and emotional wellbeing support to families in pregnancy and the first two years through courses, support groups and one to one support sessions.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROMOTION OF GOOD MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE AT RISK OF POOR MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH PROVIDING ANTENATAL/POSTNATAL/PERINATAL SUPPORT/ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATION AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, FOR EXPECTANT AND/OR NEW PARENTS WITH INFANTS/CHILDREN UP TO 2 YEARS OF AGE RESIDING IN THE WEST MIDLANDS BY SUITABLY QUALIFIED PERSONS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£77k

Latest spending

£71k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with free unrestricted reserves of £31,724, which the trustees consider a good level for the current risk profile. The trustees report no formal reserves policy but aim to build reserves to protect against unexpected expenditure. The charity achieved a net income surplus of £5,727 for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Key management personnel (trustees) received professional fees for services.

“During the year the charity paid professional fees to key management personnel totalling £28,453 (2024 - £27,768) for services provided to the charity.” — page 19

“During the year, the charity had a related party relationship with The Richards Sandy Partnership Ltd which has a director in common with a charity trustee. During the year the charity made purchases of £1,140 from The Richards Sandy Partnership Ltd” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Purchases from The Richards Sandy Partnership Ltd, which has a director in common with a charity trustee.

“During the year the charity paid professional fees to key management personnel totalling £28,453 (2024 - £27,768) for services provided to the charity.” — page 19

“During the year, the charity had a related party relationship with The Richards Sandy Partnership Ltd which has a director in common with a charity trustee. During the year the charity made purchases of £1,140 from The Richards Sandy Partnership Ltd” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest 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 30/06/2025

Volunteers: 15
Government income: £11,235 — grants £11,235 (1); 15% of the £76,521 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

Volunteers: 11
Government income: £2,478 — grants £2,478 (1); 3% of the £82,829 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Becoming Families (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Anita Patel
Dr Christina Ann Dennis
Dr Elise Kearney
Kevin Ford
Melissa Godwin

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Gloucestershire · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Warwickshire · Wolverhampton · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£77k	£71k
30/06/2024	£83k	£69k
30/06/2023	£69k	£35k

Common questions

Is BECOMING FAMILIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with free unrestricted reserves of £31,724, which the trustees consider a good level for the current risk profile. The trustees report no formal reserves policy but aim to build reserves to protect against unexpected expenditure. The charity achieved a net income surplus of £5,727 for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BECOMING FAMILIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BECOMING FAMILIES as a grant recipient include THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST	FY2025	£1k	Compassionate Support

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	23/09/2025	£9k	Increasing Movement and Exercise in Perinatal Women
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/08/2025	£20k	Wellbeing support for new mums in Worcester – Meeting increasing need
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/05/2024	£20k	Extending Postnatal Mental Health Support for Mums in Worcestershire
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/02/2023	£10k	Becoming Families – Postnatal Support for Struggling Mums

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
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£7k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	2	£180k
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST	2	£10k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	2	£10k
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST	1	£257k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£255k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST	1	£220k
John Lewis Partnership Foundation	1	£181k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BECOME CHARITY.

BECOME CHARITY income £2.0m
FAMILIES RELIEF income £458k
MAKING MIRACLES income £301k
BIRTH TRAUMA ASSOCIATION income £85k
FAMILIES THRIVING TOGETHER income £34k
FAMILIES IN CARE income £96k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BECOMING FAMILIES	£77k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BECOME CHARITY FY2025	£2.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FAMILIES RELIEF FY2025	£458k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MAKING MIRACLES FY2025	£301k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BIRTH TRAUMA ASSOCIATION FY2025	£85k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FAMILIES THRIVING TOGETHER FY2025	£34k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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