THE EARLY BIRTH ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 286727 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Support for families of special care and premature babies.

Objects

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF BABIES AND THEIR FAMILIES REQUIRING SPECIALIST/INTENSIVE CARE IN THE TMBU (TREVOR MANN BABY UNIT, ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL) AND PRH SCBU (PRINCESS ROYAL, SPECIAL CARE BABY UNIT, HAYWARDS HEATH). PROVIDING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT TO THE MEDICAL TEAM WITHIN ALL ELEMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED, HELPING TO EASE ALL ASPECTS OF THE EXPERIENCE FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS/CARERS, AS DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEE/COMMITTEE

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: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £9,773.03 for the year, reducing total unrestricted reserves from £79,705.45 to £69,932.42. Expenditure on charitable activities was £51,947.22, significantly lower than the previous year's £84,431.47. The accounts do not disclose a reserves policy target or specific financial health risks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Early Birth Association (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Charlotte Albrecht
• Nicola Eastwood-Freeman · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

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