SCOO-B-DOO SOCIETY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SPECIAL BABYCARE UNIT OF THE GLOUCESTER ROYAL HOSPITAL

Registered charity 286167 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SCOO B DOO

Raise funds to help finance the provision of specialist equipment and promoting the welfare of staff and patients at the Special Care Baby Units in Gloucestershire

Objects

MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY, CLOTHING OR OTHERWISE TO OR FOR THE BENFIT OF PATIENTS OR STAFF AT THE SPECIAL BABY CARE UNIT AT THE GLOUCESTER ROYAL HOSPITAL PARTICULARLY THOSE PARENTS AFOREMENTIONED

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.

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Latest income
£46k
Latest spending
£59k
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £12,466 for the period, reducing its unrestricted funds to £298,796. Total resources expended were £58,571 against incoming resources of £46,105. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the following twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six months’ expenditure (held: £328k)
“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months’ expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£46k£59k
29/02/2024£46k£76k
28/02/2023£71k£8k
28/02/2022£59k£51k
28/02/2021£48k£138k

Common questions

Is SCOO-B-DOO SOCIETY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SPECIAL BABYCARE UNIT OF THE GLOUCESTER ROYAL HOSPITAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £12,466 for the period, reducing its unrestricted funds to £298,796. Total resources expended were £58,571 against incoming resources of £46,105. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the following twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.