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MAMA TO MAMA

Registered charity 1202438 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Mama to Mama is the first and only baby bank service available in Thanet, providing essential newborn baby items to vulnerable pregnant people. Our bespoke care packages provide all the baby items a new parent needs and consists solely of preloved donations from our community and in-kind contributions. We work with social & care workers/stakeholders throughout the district to make referrals.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£189k
Latest spending
£119k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity raised £186,253 in income and incurred £119,817 in payments, resulting in a net surplus of £69,655 for the year. The trustees report that improved liquidity and a clear reserves policy have strengthened the financial position, allowing for the maintenance of core services and expansion of support initiatives. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £43,880, which exceeds its stated risk-based reserve target of £24,347.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of reduced core operating costs (held: £44k)
“As of March 2025, the risk-based reserve level is set at £24,347 – equivalent to 3 months of reduced core operating costs.” — page 4
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 — Mama to Mama (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
01/04/2025£189k£119k
01/04/2024£105k£52k

Common questions

Is MAMA TO MAMA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity raised £186,253 in income and incurred £119,817 in payments, resulting in a net surplus of £69,655 for the year. The trustees report that improved liquidity and a clear reserves policy have strengthened the financial position, allowing for the maintenance of core services and expansion of support initiatives. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £43,880, which exceeds its stated risk-based reserve target of £24,347. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MAMA TO MAMA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MAMA TO MAMA as a grant recipient include THE LAWSON TRUST CIO, ANOTHER WAY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION, THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2024£8kOther grants
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2025£5k
ANOTHER WAY WOMEN'S FOUNDATIONFY2024£4k
THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATIONFY2025£3kUnrestricted

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/07/2025£20kMama to Mama baby bank core costs
The National Lottery Community Fund27/06/2024£8kMama to Mama baby bank