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FRIENDS OF THE BABY UNIT FUND

Registered charity 516864 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF THE BABY UNIT DERBY CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL, FRIENDS OF THE SPECIAL CARE BABY UNIT FUND

TO RAISE MONEY TO PROVIDE EQUIPMENT FOR THE INTENSIVE CARE OF INFANTS

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

Latest income
£41k
Latest spending
£29k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash funds increased to £95,957, supported by a legacy receipt and maintained despite lower fundraising income. The trustees report that the charity retains satisfactory cash levels to continue financing equipment purchases in future periods. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern are disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to provide certainty of funding for ongoing capital expenditure as and when required by the neonatal unit and for ongoing running expenses (held: £96k)
“CASH RESERVES ARE THEREFORE HELD THAT ARE SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE CERTAINTY OF FUNDING FOR ONGOING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AS AND WHEN REQUIRED BY THE NEONATAL UNIT AND FOR ONGOING RUNNING EXPENSES.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of the Baby Unit (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derby City · Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£41k£29k
31/03/2024£38k£13k
31/03/2023£30k£18k
31/03/2022£26k£10k
31/03/2021£25k£21k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF THE BABY UNIT FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash funds increased to £95,957, supported by a legacy receipt and maintained despite lower fundraising income. The trustees report that the charity retains satisfactory cash levels to continue financing equipment purchases in future periods. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern are disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/08/2002£50k"Clwyd Fine Arts Trust Education and Access Initiative"