THE LULLABY TRUST

Registered charity 262191 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FSID, THE FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF INFANT DEATHS

The Lullaby Trust is a charity that exists to keep babies safe and keep grieving families supported. We give families a safer start to life, empower professionals with evidence-based advice and create a supportive space for anyone whose baby or infant has died suddenly or unexpectedly. Since 1991 we have saved the lives of over 30,000 babies.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
1971
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £36,733 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income reaching £1.6 million. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £979,000, which falls within the stated policy target range of £649,000 to £1,020,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Community fundraising (34% of income)
“Community fundraising remained the largest source of income, raising £429,000 in 2025”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 30.7% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising expenditure totalled £493,000 compared with £455,000 in 2024.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £649,000 to £1,020,000 (held: £979k)
“At 30 June 2025 this amounted to a target range of £649,000 to £1,020,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Lullaby Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.6m
Cost of raising funds
£465k
Reserves (reported)
£978k
Employees
26

Reported reserves equal ~7.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (76% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 29.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£1.6m£1.6m
30/06/2024£1.5m£1.5m
30/06/2023£1.5m£1.5m
30/06/2022£1.8m£1.4m
30/06/2021£1.4m£1.2m

Common questions

Is THE LULLABY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £36,733 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income reaching £1.6 million. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £979,000, which falls within the stated policy target range of £649,000 to £1,020,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Who funds THE LULLABY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LULLABY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, THE SANDHU CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE LOWER GREEN FOUNDATION, THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST, TEDDY'S WISH.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATIONFY2025£132kHealth and Wellbeing
THE SANDHU CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£25k
THE LOWER GREEN FOUNDATIONFY2023£25k
THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£15k
TEDDY'S WISHFY2024£12kJointly support a study looking into the risks of Vaping and Sudden Unexplained Death in Infancy
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£10k
THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE LOWER GREEN FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
TEDDY'S WISHFY2024£10kPledged to support the Sling Safety Study
THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£9k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2025£9k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£7kBereavement
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£6k
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITYFY2022£5kTo provide support to bereaving families
TEDDY'S WISHFY2024£5kPledged £5,000 towards The Lullaby Trust’s Bedtime Bundles, Keeping Babies Safe Campaign
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
TEDDY'S WISHFY2024£5kPledged towards The Lullaby Trust’s Bedtime Bundles, Keeping Babies Safe Campaign
TEDDY'S WISHFY2022£5kPledge towards Big Give campaign
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£4kGrant paid or payable
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£4k
TEDDY'S WISHFY2023£4kBig Give campaign to support their Little Lullaby young parent programme
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITYFY2023£3kTo provide support to bereaving families
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)FY2023£3k
DANDIA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE LYNDAL TREE FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2025£3kCompassionate Support
THE WALTER GUINNESS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kGeneral donation
THE LOWER GREEN FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
THE LOWER GREEN FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
DANDIA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2024£2kCompassionate Support
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
DANDIA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2022£1kCompassionate Support
CHARITY OF CHARLES CLEMENT WALKER (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE WALKER TRUST)FY2025£1kHealth & Disability
THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITYFY2024£1k
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE W E DUNN TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITYFY2022£1k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kSingle payment

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/05/2026£19kCare of Next Infant (CONI) Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund19/03/2026£20kCare of Next Infant (CONI) Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund08/08/2025£11kCare of Next Infant (CONI) Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund28/02/2019£88kPeer to Peer Support for Parents Bereaved by Infant Death
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2017£303kLittle Lullaby

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TINY LIVES TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LULLABY TRUST£1.6m——within30.7%no doubt
TINY LIVES TRUST FY2025£853k——unclear—no doubt
THE LILY MAE FOUNDATION FY2025£678k——within—no doubt
The For Baby's Sake Trust FY2025£2.0m£90,001 - £100,000—within—no doubt
THE CHILDREN'S TRUST FY2025£36.0m£130,001 - £140,000—below—no doubt
CBUK26 FY2025£4.2m——unclear—no doubt

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