THE LULLABY TRUST

Registered charity 262191 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q5474504 · Wikipedia · 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.

Objects

THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF INFANT HEALTH AND WELFARE GENERALLY INCLUDING THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH INTO SUDDEN AND UNEXPLAINED INFANT DEATHS SOMETIMES CALLED COT DEATHS AND THE CAUSES PREVENTION THEREOF. (FOR DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26TH JANUARY 1971).

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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

Registered contact address: Southwark, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

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

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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.

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

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)

Reported reserves equal ~7.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.7 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 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• George Henry Williamschair
• Alan David Curtis MCIOF
• Alison Louise Day
• Amar Kirit Jobanputra
• Daniel Colm Martin Devitt
• Dr Emily Laura Prior
• Dr Sally Anne McGuire
• Dr Tom McEwan DProf FRCM
• Sally Ann Hogg

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

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

• TIGERLILY TRUST income £48k
• THE CHERUBY TRUST income £207k
• LVA TRUST income £215k
• FROM BABIES WITH LOVE FOUNDATION income £1.1m
• ESUUBI TRUST income £81k
• THE SUZY LAMPLUGH TRUST income £2.3m

Side by side with its peers

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