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2021-06-30-accounts

Baby Lifeline Limited Trustees Report Consolidated Financial Statements For the period ended 30 June 2021

Registered Charity No: 1006457 / Company Registered No: 2661760

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

INDEX

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Pages
Legal and Administrative Details 1
Multi Professional Advisory Panel members 2-4
Chairman’s Report 5-16
Trustees’ Report 17-18
Independent Examiners Report 19
Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities 20
Balance Sheets 21
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow 22
Notes to Accounts 23-35

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

FOUNDER PATRON:

PRESIDENTS:

PATRONS:

Sir Ben Kingsley Dr Bill Kirkup CBE Ms Donna Ockenden Dame Judi Dench Ms Kate Ford Mr Jimmi Harkishin Miss Francesca Martinez Mr David Moorcroft O.B.E. Dame L E Muirhead DBE Mr Nick Owen Mr Dave Willetts Mrs Dianne Wilton M.B.E

TRUSTEES: Dr P Bose Mr N J Devine Mrs K Jamieson Mr B J Jervis Mrs J E A Ledger Mr C S Pryor Mr J M Shipton Mr G Silva SECRETARY: Mr T A Ledger REGISTERED NUMBER: 2661760 (England & Wales) CHARITY REGISTERED NUMBER: 1006457 REGISTERED OFFICE: The Granary Fernhill Court Balsall Street East Balsall Common CV7 7FR WEBSITE ADDRESS: www.babylifeline.org.uk ACCOUNTANTS: Eden Currie Limited Chartered Accountants 2 Highlands Court Cranmore Avenue Solihull B90 4LE

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

MULTI PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY PANEL

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

HONORARY CHAIR

Mr Edward Morris

Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Medical School, University of East Anglia. President Elect, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

HONORARY VICE CHAIR

Dr Michael Magro

Locum Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Previous Darzi 8 Fellow, NHS Resolution

Mr Charles Cox OBE

Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton Founder Member, Baby Lifeline Director, Baby Lifeline Training

Dr Chris Dewhurst

Consultant Neonatologist, Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust

Ms Gill Edwards

Senior Solicitor Potter Rees Dolan

Dr Elizabeth Egbase

Locum Consultant Obstetrician, Barts Health NHS Trust

Dr Christine Ekechi

Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Imperial College Health NHS Trust, and Co-Chair of the Race Equality Taskforce, RCOG

Ms Lydia Emerson

Frontline Paramedic and Practice Development Co-Ordinator, London Ambulance Service, Committee Member, DISAWAY Trust Paramedic Advisor, Baby Lifeline’s Childbirth Emergencies in the Community.

Ms Charlene Francois

Expert Midwife Born Medical Consultancy Limited Baby Lifeline BIRTH2 UK Training Course Leader

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

MULTI PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY PANEL - continued

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Ms Clara Haken

Consultant Midwife, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Member, NHS England Maternity Transformation Task and finish Group, Course Lead, Baby Lifeline’s Childbirth Emergencies in the Community

Mr Majid Hassan

Partner in Clinical Law Capsticks Solicitors LLP

Mr Kim Hinshaw

Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and Director of Research & Innovation, City Hospitals Sunderland NHS FT Visiting Professor, University of Sunderland,

Honorary Faculty Chair, Baby Lifeline Training.

Professor Minesh Khashu

Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Perinatal Health

Ms Barbara Kuypers

Clinical Fellow and Maternity Advisor, NHS England & NHS Improvement; Former Board Member Audit and Risk Committee Chair, Royal College of Midwives

Mrs Judy Ledger

Founder and CEO, Baby Lifeline, Founder and CEO, Baby Lifeline Training Ltd.

Ms Bernadette McGhie

Executive Director, Enable Law

Dr Rebecca Moore

Perinatal psychiatrist

Dr William Parry-Smith

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Registrar in the West Midlands Deanery; RCOG trainee representative for the West Midlands, RCOG Global Health Board;

Mr Harry Peel-Yates

Senior Account Manager, MHP Communications

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MULTI PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY PANEL - continued

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Dr Felicity Plaat

Consultant Anaesthetist, Queen Charlotte’s and Hammersmith Hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust President, Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association,

Member, MOET Working Group, Faculty Member and Advisor, Baby Lifeline’s Enhanced Maternal Care

Dr Paarul Prinja

Consultant Acute and Obstetric Physician, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Baby Lifeline Training Course Director, Enhanced Maternal Care

Dr Edward Prosser-Snelling

Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Member (Co-opted), RCOG Curriculum Committee Past editorial board member, StratOG Quality Improvement Lead, Each Baby Counts.

Dr Nicholas Tait

Part time Principal GP, Croft Medical Centre, GP Registrar Trainer, Partner, TFJ private GP services, Clinical Business Manager of Pathology Direct, Nuffield Health National Pathology service.

Mr James Titcombe OBE

Patient safety consultant

Professor James Walker

Clinical Director of Maternity Investigations, HSIB, Former National Professional Advisor for Maternity, CQC Former Senior Vice-President, RCOG Honorary President, Baby Lifeline Training Ltd.

Ms Sascha Wells-Munro

Maternity Improvement Advisor at NHS Improvement.

Former Director of Midwifery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS FT Member of Board, RCM

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Back round g

Overview

The information below relates to activities between 1[st] April 2020 and 30[th] June 2021. The accounting period has been moved to run from April until June, and so for this year relates to a 15-month period.

This period has been one of unprecedented challenges but also one of remarkable success. As the COVID-19 pandemic began to unfold in the spring of 2020 it naturally caused great concern and a high degree of uncertainty over the shortand long-term prospects for Baby Lifeline. However, the swift and decisive measures taken in response to the global crisis have allowed the charity to show great resilience; the impact and influence of its work continue to grow, and it remains in a strong position to continue making progress for years to come.

About Baby Lifeline

Baby Lifeline is a unique charity, started due to personal tragedy, that supports the care of pregnant women and newborn babies all over the UK and worldwide. Its mission is to ensure the best possible outcome from pregnancy and birth. It does this in three distinct ways, dictated always by the priority of need and available funding:

*Training services are delivered by Baby Lifeline Training Ltd, a not-for-profit social enterprise company.

Judy Ledger founded the charity in 1981, driven by the personal loss of three premature babies. From setting out to raise funds for just one incubator for Coventry’s neonatal unit after losing her third baby, Stuart, Judy has developed Baby Lifeline into the national, highly regarded charity that it is today. With the help of many generous corporate, individual, and organisational supporters, together with eminent health and legal professionals, the charity has a substantial record of significant achievements. To date, it has trained over 26,000 healthcare professionals, bought millions of pounds worth of equipment, and published several pieces of high-impact national research.

The UK has one of the highest neonatal mortality rates in Europe. Roughly 75% of these deaths are reportedly preventable with different care. The cost to the NHS of these preventable outcomes is also more than £2 billion a year and continues to rise. Recommendations from reports are the same year-on-year (and have been for decades) and investment in relevant, effective multi-professional CPD maternity training is demonstrable.

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Events and Activit y

COVID-19

All sectors have been impacted by the global pandemic and the associated measures to combat it, and charities have been affected more than many. It quickly became clear in March that donations were likely to decrease, and many charitable and fundraising events would not be able to go ahead. The Trustees met on a weekly basis (in a virtual setting) and decisions were taken to cut costs wherever possible in anticipation of the reduced income. Many of these emergency cost-saving measures are likely to be reversed in the coming months as normality begins to return.

Naturally, the pandemic has been a worrying and difficult time for many pregnant women and their families, with an avalanche of (often complex) guidance being issued. Baby Lifeline launched a COVID-19 Advice Hub which has operated over the last 18 months to provide information for mothers and families. The Hub gathers advice and evidence from a range of sources including the NHS, Royal Colleges, and the Department of Health and Social Care, and presents it in a clear and easy-to-digest format. The response and feedback from service users and healthcare professionals has been of the highest order.

Family Voices Group

In June 2021 Baby Lifeline held the first meeting of its Family Voices Group. This new panel brings together the voices of families and service users to inform all the work that the charity does to make birth better and safer for mothers, birthing people, and babies. The panel, which will hold quarterly meetings, currently consists of six members who have a wide range of experience and insights. It is co-chaired by Nadine Montgomery and James Titcombe.

Events

Baby Lifeline was unable to hold any face-to face events in the entirety of the 15-month period. Such events have always been important not just for fundraising but also for raising awareness and furthering discussions. Sadly, this disruption has been unavoidable, but it is encouraging that the resumption of face-to-face events has now begun. Baby Lifeline held a fundraising golf day and dinner in July 2021, with further events scheduled for September including the second National Maternity Safety Conference. The charity’s 40[th] anniversary celebration is due to take place at Coventry Cathedral in November.

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Engagement and Lobbying

Baby Lifeline has continued to build on the successful work undertaken as part of its engagement strategy. The charity now has strong relationships with many of the key maternity organisations and it is represented on several influential maternity panels, including:

The strategy has 3 main aims:

The charity has joined forces with The Independent newspaper to campaign for changes to help improve maternity safety – specifically a call on the government to reinstate the Maternity Safety Training Fund (MSTF) with immediate effect. When the £8.1m fund was first released in 2016 it enabled over 30,000 maternity healthcare professionals to receive vital training but, despite positive evaluation, it was not continued beyond its first year.

In March 2020, Baby Lifeline and a delegation of experts took the campaign to Downing Street to hand deliver a letter to the Prime Minister with the following requests:

The letter was signed by dozens of leading experts and organisations and received national press recognition. Despite this, the MSTF has not yet been reinstated. The campaign continues.

More recently, Baby Lifeline has provided written and oral evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee and was featured in the final report into the safety of maternity services in England.

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Trainin g

Background

Baby Lifeline Training Limited, a not-for-profit social enterprise, continues to deliver specialist training for the charity. It is licensed to do so under a service level agreement and has a brand licence agreement in place to use the Baby Lifeline brand name and logo, thus benefiting from the charity’s high standing in the maternity sector.

Training courses are accredited appropriately, are evidence based, and respond directly to nationally published report findings and recommendations. The programmes are delivered by experienced medical, midwifery, nursing, and legal professionals. Course content is continuously updated and modified by Baby Lifeline’s team of world leading experts to reflect changes within maternity service provision. This encourages best possible clinical practice, which in turn maximises the improvement in outcomes from care given to women and their babies.

Review of Business

Working for the charity Baby Lifeline, and in a very difficult economic climate where NHS training budgets are depleted, Baby Lifeline Training Ltd has utilised the gifts in kind of leading clinicians and lawyers, who continue to give their time to deliver high quality training. Law firms, commercial companies, and other relevant organisations have also supported venues, administration, and catering. These gifts in kind are passed on to the Training Company, enabling Baby Lifeline Training Limited to provide training places at subsidised rates for its delegates, thus fulfilling its social mission and ensuring large numbers of professionals will benefit from the training.

When the first national lockdown was announced in March 2020, Baby Lifeline Training had to cease all its training activities and defer hundreds of delegate places with no clear idea of when operations would be able to restart safely.

This was obviously a deeply worrying situation for everyone involved with Baby Lifeline Training. The first actions taken were to reduce costs as much as possible and to take advantage of all the available support for businesses unable to carry out their normal activities due to government restrictions. The company has worked with a reduced workforce for much of the last 18 months, though recent recruitment is starting to boost the numbers close to pre-pandemic levels.

As it became clearer that a return to normal face-to-face training was going to take months or even years, Baby Lifeline Training set about adapting its training courses so that they could be delivered virtually. With such a small team and given the hands-on nature of much of the training, this was a daunting prospect. However, thanks to the exceptionally hard work of staff and faculty, the company was able to offer its first online training course in September 2020.

It was crucial to the development of the online training that both the quality of education and the impact on clinical practice remained at the incredibly high standards that Baby Lifeline is used to seeing. As the feedback data later in this report show, this was something that the company was able to achieve thanks to the extraordinary efforts of all involved.

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Such was the positive response to the online courses, Baby Lifeline Training plans to continue with a mixture of online and face-to-face training for the foreseeable future. For the period detailed in this report, 95% of the training took place virtually.

Alongside its training operations, Baby Lifeline Training will continue to lobby for the immediate reinstatement of the Maternity Safety Training Fund (MSTF). A crucial part of achieving the national ambition of halving stillbirths, neonatal

deaths, and brain injuries by 2025 will be training of maternity healthcare professionals. Without adequate funding, this will be far more difficult and gaps in essential training will continue to exist.

Number Trained

The information below relates to Baby Lifeline courses between 1st April 2020 and 30th June 2021. In total, Baby Lifeline received almost 2,400 bookings across all courses for this period. There was an increase in the number of courses lasting 2 or more days, and in total over 3,000 days of training were delivered. This is an increase from the roughly 2,600 days of training delivered in 2019-20. Considering that no training took place between April and September 2020, all of this was squeezed into a 9-month window.

In total, almost 1,000 training places were deferred as a direct result of restrictions and complications arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. As of August 2021, almost all these training places have now been fulfilled. A couple of deferred courses are scheduled to take place in Autumn 2021 – these are cases where face-to face training has not been possible and online training not appropriate.

Deferment of training and uncertainty around national restrictions have caused substantial operational and logistical challenges during this period. It is a remarkable achievement that so much training has been delivered in such a short space of time with the minimum possible level of disruption.

Demand for Baby Lifeline’s courses remains high, with a steady stream of requests for both new and established courses. As with last year, however, this demand is still significantly lower than when the MSTF was made available to trusts in 2017. Despite recent funding commitments from both government and the NHS, it is clear that funding is still a major barrier to trusts providing all the training they want for their staff.

Finance and Value

Baby Lifeline courses continue to provide exceptional value for money. Gifts in kind including faculty giving their time and supporters providing venues – collectively worth hundreds of thousands of pounds – allow Baby Lifeline Training to keep the cost to delegates at the minimum level. In this way the company is able to reach the largest possible audience and train as many professionals as possible whilst requiring the minimum financial investment on their part. As a notfor-profit with clearly defined goals, this approach is inherent within the mission statement and strategy of the company.

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Geographical Reach

Baby Lifeline trained delegates from around 140 different NHS Trusts and Health Boards across the UK. As in previous years, a significant number of delegates were also trained in the Republic of Ireland and the Channel Islands, and relationships with healthcare providers in these regions remain strong.

The number of trusts and health boards represented is similar to last year, and there were also attendees from over 100 other (non-NHS) organisations both within the UK and abroad.

It is again pleasing that there is representation from almost the entirety of England. It remains an ambition of Baby Lifeline Training to provide training for any trust that makes a request, regardless of logistical complexities.

Perhaps assisted by the online nature of most of the training, there were delegates from countries all over the world, including but not limited to:

Abu Dhabi, Australia, Belgium, Estonia, Iceland, Italy, Kuwait, Malawi, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, and Singapore.

Attendance

Attendance rates in 2020-21 were a fraction below the 2019-20 level at around 87%. The attendance rate for individual bookings was higher than for block bookings from trusts, which is perhaps to be expected. Whilst some barriers to attendance persist from previous years, the pandemic has created further difficulties. The key barriers identified were:

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Bookings by Course

Course No. Days No. Booked Days of
Training
Advanced 2-dayCTG Masterclass 2 259 518
Childbirth Emergencies in the Community 1 209 209
CTG Masterclass 1 1,470 1,470
Cultural Competencyand SafetyWorkshop 2 13 26
Developing'Human Factors' Skills 1 118 118
Enhanced Maternal Care 1 68 68
Examination of the Newborn 1 18 18
Healthcare Incident Investigation 5 63 315
Human Factors Train the Trainers 5 20 100
ImplementingSavingBabies' Lives 1 54 54
Learningfrom Adverse Events 2 80 160
TOTAL 2,372 3,056

Baby Lifeline’s CTG Masterclass, Advanced 2-day CTG Masterclass, and Childbirth Emergencies in the Community courses were the most well attended in terms of number of bookings. Both the CTG Masterclass and the Advanced 2- day CTG Masterclass saw an increase in bookings from the previous year. These courses were all delivered online. Childbirth Emergencies in the Community saw a significant decrease in the number of bookings; the practical, hands-on nature of the course meant that face-to-face delivery was very much preferred, and opportunities for this were limited.

Baby Lifeline Training successfully piloted two new courses in the first six months of 2021. The first of these was the 5- day Healthcare Incident Investigation course which is run in partnership with Cranfield University. The intensive weeklong course utilises an array of practical exercises based on simulated real-world scenarios to allow delegates to gain experience in conducting high-fidelity investigations. The second course, run in partnership with the Sheffield Maternity Cooperative, is the Cultural Competency and Safety Workshop. The course aims to provide delegates with the tools to self-reflect and understand their own values and attitudes towards race, migration and diversity. Both courses received overwhelmingly positive feedback and several more have been scheduled for later in the year as a result of the interest generated from those in attendance.

The Need for Funding

The trends that Baby Lifeline has seen in the number of bookings shows that there is clearly still an appetite for training, but funding remains a persistently prohibitive barrier. That demand can increase dramatically when funding is available and subsequently fall away is a clear indication that trusts have identified training as an essential element of their practice, but they are unable to provide the level of training required due to financial restrictions. This is unacceptable.

At a national level, it is hoped that measures such as the Maternity Incentive Scheme will provide motivation for trusts and local or national bodies to deliver adequate training for healthcare professionals. In the long term, this is likely to prove correct and may well produce a sustainable training model. In the short term, Baby Lifeline’s position is that substantially more maternity-specific funding is required. It is crucial that training quality is monitored in any such scheme. Establishing a minimum benchmark level for training will aid in this pursuit.

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Delegate Feedback - What Our Delegates Say About Us

The feedback data below relates to around 1,750 delegates that attended Baby Lifeline’s training and completed the online evaluations between April 2020 and June 2021.

  1. This conference has been relevant to my learning objectives for the day

~~OO~~ Over 99% of delegates ‘Agreed’ or ‘Strongly Agreed’ that the Baby Lifeline study days were relevant to their learning objectives for the day .

  1. How do you rate the overall quality of the education offered by this day? 99% of delegates rated the quality of education as ‘Good’, ‘Very Good’, or ‘Excellent’ , and two thirds of delegates rated the quality as ‘Excellent’ .

  2. Will the day effectively influence your practice? Ineffective Learnt nothing relevant to my practice. Partly Effective Confirmed there is no need to modify my practice. Quite Effective I will consider modifying my practice after seeking more information. Definitely Effective I intend to modify my practice in a minor way. Very Effective I intend to modify my practice in a major way

99% of delegates stated that they would at least consider modifying or intended to modify (87%) their practice after Baby Lifeline’s study days.

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Delegate Confidence in Course Objectives

Confidence in the course objectives (i.e. what the course aims to teach) is markedly improved post-course.

93% of delegates either ‘Agreed’ or ‘Strongly Agreed ’ that they were confident in the course objectives post-course, compared with 54% pre-course.

Written Feedback – What Our Delegates Say About Us

“This was an excellent training day. I have been qualified for 20 years and this is some of the best skills & drills I have done. The facilitators had excellent delivery styles & kept the audience engaged throughout. Thank you very much!” – Childbirth Emergencies in the Community

“I enjoyed every part of the course. I have learnt so much and can’t wait to tell others. All doctors, midwives and consultants need to attend this course. The teacher taught in a way that I could understand. He is very passionate; we need more people like him. Thanks to everyone.”

– CTG Masterclass

“I have been qualified for over 20 years as a midwife and over 35 as a nurse. The course was so good I cannot express how relevant the content was to my practice. The facilitators were totally amazing and could have listened to them all day. Will highly recommend the day as so relevant to practice. Many thanks for a brilliant day. - Enhanced Maternal Care

“This was an absolutely brilliant day. I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish and I think that the way you adapted to virtual teaching was excellent.”

– Implementing ‘Saving Babies’ Lives’

“Learning shared with organisation in which I work and has resulted in a fundamental change in the way we address serious incidents within our unit. Thank you.”

– Learning from Adverse Events in Maternity Services

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Equipment

Community Midwife Bags Project

Background

Baby Lifeline’s Community Midwife Bags Project was initially started as a direct result of discussions undertaken by many community midwives attending Baby Lifeline courses. A recurring theme was that there were safety concerns over the lack of standardisation of their equipment and how they carry it.

Baby Lifeline subsequently conducted a survey of frontline community midwives, which ran concurrently with a social media campaign.

One in three midwives reported issues with their home birth bags and its contents:

The results of the survey demonstrated a clear and urgent need for midwifery equipment to be standardised, as well as the need for processes to be put in place to ensure equipment and supplies are kept fully stocked and up to date.

Baby Lifeline convened an expert panel to develop a ‘gold standard’ for bags and equipment that would provide effective support for community midwives. The bags themselves utilise an innovative design which is divided into colour-coded compartments, thereby allowing midwives easy access to everything they might need in each specific stage of labour and birth. The project enjoyed a successful launch in March 2019 supported by stars from BBC’s Call the Midwife , along with the expert panel and other Baby Lifeline ambassadors.

NHS England – February 2021

Since the project’s inception to the end of 2020, Baby Lifeline had provided almost 200 bags over around 30 sites – mostly purchased using charitable funds.

The project was elevated to the next level when, in February 2021, NHS England announced that it would be providing funding for over 550 bags for trusts across England. These bags were to be split across roughly 130 sites and 39 Local Maternity Systems.

The short turnaround required combined with the reduced workforce meant that the charity was faced with a unique logistical challenge to deliver these bags, but remarkably it was able to ensure that each of the 552 bags were on location and ready for use by the end of June 2021.

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

To date, Baby Lifeline has supplied over 800 bags to community midwives across the UK

Bag Locations – NHSE Funding

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North
East
28 Bags
Yorkshire
North 50 Bags
West
78 Bags
East
Midlands
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28 Bags
West England
Midlands 72 Bags
54 Bags
London
118 Bags
South
South
West ay East
42 Bags
82 Bags
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Acknowledgments

Baby Lifeline would like to offer its sincere thanks to all those companies, grant-making trusts and individuals who have generously supported its appeals in the last 15 months:

Cardiac Services, Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust, Gateley PLC, Heart of England Community Foundation, Hudgell Solicitors, Leigh Day Solicitors, Merck Sharpe & Dohme, Nailcote Hall, Paul Bassham Charitable Trust, Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel, the late Ruth Evelyn Hewitt, The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust, The Atlas Fund, The Grace Trust, The Simon Gibson Charitable Trust.

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Research

Mind the Gap

The aim of Baby Lifeline’s research is to promote safer care for women and babies. The majority of babies who don’t survive birth or the first few weeks of life could have had a different outcome with different care. We have made it our mission to eradicate these tragedies and improve care for all mothers and babies.

In Autumn 2018, Baby Lifeline released the second iteration of its Mind the Gap report. The report examines the trends and differences in maternity training provision across NHS trusts and organisations in the UK. On publication, Mind the Gap received significant national attention for highlighting the variation that exists across the country; indeed, several trusts now use the report as a tool to assess where they fit in to the national picture. A launch event took place at the House of Commons and was well attended by media, politicians, and members of the public. In recent months the report has been mentioned in parliamentary debates and quoted in reports and research into the standard and level of maternity training.

Work has begun on the third iteration of Mind the Gap. Though the research was unfortunately delayed as a result of the pandemic, it is currently on course to be published in September 2021. Information has been received from over 120 trusts and health boards across the UK and analysis is ongoing. Baby Lifeline’s Mind the Gap research is the only work which surveys maternity training provided to the frontline nationally.

Other Research

Baby Lifeline is actively part of the discussion around optimal interpretation of the CTG trace, which is a key area relating to avoidable harm in intrapartum care. Head of Research and Development Sara Ledger was a named author on a research paper on this topic that was published in May 2021. The charity is also looking to publish more of its own data on the impact of physiological CTG training including analysis of the impact on knowledge, empowerment, and confidence. This will give more information nationally about the current picture and possible quality improvement work in this area.

Closing the Gap

In February 2020, the charity published its Closing the Gap report examining, amongst other things, the Maternity Safety Training Fund and the impact of CPD training on workforce retention. The report, which was the basis for the letter delivered to Downing Street, made several key recommendations:

  1. A Maternity Safety Training Fund should be re-instated immediately.

  2. Trusts must also be remunerated appropriately to allow them to backfill the workforce

  3. The extent of the funding should be based on the specific needs of each individual NHS organisation.

  4. A rigorous independent audit must take place every year.

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

The trustees present their report with the financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” (FRS102) in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity.

Objectives and Principal Activities

The company is a registered charity, founded in 1981 by Mrs Judith Ledger. Its principal activities are the provision of equipment in maternity and special care baby units, specific and focused development training for health and associated legal professionals involved in maternity care and other related research.

Organisation

Baby Lifeline’s head office is based in Balsall Common and co-ordinates the charity’s activities.

The Charity’s trustees who served during the period were: Dr P Bose Mr N J Devine Mrs K Jamieson Mr B J Jervis (Chairman) Mrs J E A Ledger Mr C S Pryor Mr J M Shipton Mr G Silva

The Board of Trustees are supported by a national Multi Professional Advisory Panel. Members of the panel are noted on pages two to four.

Financial Review

The financial statements on pages twenty to thirty five have been prepared under the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice 2015 (FRS102)– Accounting by Charities.

The Statement of Financial Activities disclosed on page twenty reveals net incoming resources for the year of £164,992 (2020 net outgoing resources - £19,136).

Investment Policy

All investments made have been within the limits permitted by the Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Trustee Induction and Training

The charity’s trustees are familiar with the practical work undertaken by Baby Lifeline. Additionally, all trustees are kept abreast of ongoing work and achievements through a short presentation at each board meeting. New trustees receive appropriate training and information to enable fulfilment of their individual role.

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT - continued

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Trustee Induction and Training (continued)

The charity’s policy for decision making ensures the Board can delegate tasks appropriately allowing the trustees to focus on the charity’s strategic direction. In order to achieve this in an effective manner the Board obtain input from the Charity’s Multi Professional Advisory Panel.

Director and Trustees Responsibilities in Relation to the Financial Statements

The trustees, who are also directors of Baby Lifeline Limited for the purposes of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Approved by the trustees on 24 August 2021 and signed on behalf of the trustees by

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Mrs J E A Ledger
Trustee [biden]
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO

THE MEMBERS OF BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the period ended 30 June 2021 which are set out on pages twenty one to thirty five.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your company’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the directions given out by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Since the company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)].

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Paul Mannion ACA ACCA

Eden Currie Limited Chartered Accountants

2 Highlands Court, Cranmore Avenue, Solihull, B90 4LE 24 August 2021

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

FOR THE FIFTEEN MONTH PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Unrestricted
Funds
2021
Note
£
Income from:
Donations and legacies
2
252,307
Charitable activities
3
664,745
Income from trading activities
4
1,866
Investment income
5
62
Total income
918,980
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
6
-
Charitable activities
7
722,195
Total expenditure
722,195
Net movement in funds
196,785
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
13,631
Total funds carried forward
17
210,416		 Restricted
Funds
2021
£
83,255
-
-
-
83,255
-
115,048
115,048
(31,793)
34,793
3,000		 Total
Unrestricted
Funds
Funds
2021
2020
£
£
335,562
379,611
664,745
-
1,866
169,623
62
415
1,002,235
549,649
-
156,181
837,243
404,662
837,243
560,843
164,992
(11,194)
48,424
24,825
213,416
**13,631 **		 Restricted
Funds
2020
£
44,748
-
-
-
44,748
-
52,690
52,690
(7,942)
42,735
34,793		 Total
Funds
2020
£
424,359
-
169,623
415
594,397
156,181
457,352
613,533
(19,136)
67,560
48,424

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the period. All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continued activities.

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED AND CHARITY BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 30 JUNE 2021

Note Group Group Charity Charity
2021 2020 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 12 165 609 165 609
Investments 13 - - 2 2
165 609 167 611
Current assets
Debtors 15 170,367 9,417 162,832 10,960
Cash at bank and in hand 133,425 51,282 68,993 49,462
303,792 60,699 231,825 60,422
Liabilities
Creditors falling due within one year 16 (90,541) (12,884) (18,851) (12,884)
Net current assets 213,251 47,815 212,974 47,538
Net assets 213,416 48,424 213,141 48,149
The funds of the Group and Charity
Restricted income funds 17 3,000 34,793 3,000 34,793
Unrestricted funds 17 210,416 13,631 210,141 13,356
Total Group and Charity Surplus 213,416 48,424 213,141 48,419

For the period ending 30 June 2021 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors’ responsibilities:

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The financial statements were approved on 24 August 2021 and signed on behalf of the trustees by:

Mrs J E A Ledger Trustee[fale]

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Cash flows from operating activities
(Deficit) / surplus for the financial year
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of tangible assets
Interest receivable and similar income
Loss on disposal
Changes in:
(Increase) /decrease in trade and other debtors
(Decrease) / increase in trade and other creditors
Net cash used in operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest receivable and similar income
Net cash from investing operations
Cash flows from financing activities
Purchase of tangible assets
Net cash used in financing activities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year		 2021
£
164,992
208
(62)
236
(160,950)
77,657
82,081
62
62
-
-
82,143
51,282
133,425		 2020
£
(19,136)
298
(415)
-
22,171
(29,733)
(26,815)
415
415
(288)
(288)
(26,688)
77,970
51,282

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

1. Accounting Policies

a) Basis of Preparation

Baby Lifeline Ltd meets the definition of a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommend Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102), the Charities Act 2011 and the Companies Act 2006. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note.

The financial statements consolidate the results of the charity and its wholly owned subsidiary Baby Lifeline Trading Limited. Due to the activities of Baby Lifeline Trading Limited the company’s income has been recognised as income from charitable activities within incoming resources and the company’s expenditure has been recognised as direct charitable expenditure within the Charity’s consolidated Statement of Financial Activity.

The charity has availed itself of Paragraph 3 (3) of Schedule 4 of the Companies Act and adapted the Companies Act Formats to reflect the special nature of the charity’s activities. No separate SOFA has been presented for the charity alone as permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 and paragraph 397 of the SORP.

b) Company Status

The charity is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. The Company’s registered number and registered office can be found on page one. The members of the company are the trustees named on page one. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity.

c) Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation

Tangible fixed assets costing more than £100 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition.

Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation, less estimated residual value, of each asset evenly over its expected useful life, or lease period if shorter, as follows:

Office equipment 4 years

d) Investments in subsidiaries

Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost.

e) Donations and Legacies

Donations and legacies are accounted for when they are confirmed as due and are treated according to the donor’s wishes.

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued)

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

f) Income

Income is included in the SOFA when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. For legacies entitlement is the earlier of the charity being notified of an impending distribution or the legacy being received.

Donated items for resale or fundraising are included as income when they are either sold or utilised for fundraising purposes. The value of conference facilities and expert professional time gifted to the charity are included within income at market value.

g) Expenditure

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs relating to the category. Where costs cannot directly be attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources.

h) Operating Leases

Rentals applicable to operating leases are charged to the SOFA over the period in which the cost is incurred.

i) Fund Accounting

Unrestricted funds that are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Restricted funds are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Investment income and gains are allocated to the appropriate fund.

j) Donated Services and Facilities

Donated goods, services or facilities are included in incoming resources when the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable and measurable. They are valued by the trustees at the amount the charity would have been willing to pay for the services or the facilities on the open market.

k) Debtors and Creditors Receivable / Payable in One Year

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in expenditure.

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued)

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021



2a
Donations and Legacies
Donations – Community Midwives Bags Appeal
Donations – NE Training Appeal
Donations - Lily Mae Foundation
Donations – Mind The Gap Research Project
Donations – Other
Government grants
Gifts in kind – Training support


2b
Donations and Legacies
Donations – Monitoring for Mums Appeal
Donations – Community Midwives Bags Appeal
Donations – NE Training Appeal
Donations – CQC Research Project
Donations – Other
Donations – Baby Lifeline Training Ltd
Gifts in kind – Training support
Gifts in kind – Salary		 Unrestricted
General
2021
£
-
-
-
-
123,130
20,427
143,557
108,750
108,750
252,307
Unrestricted
General
2020
£
-
-
-
-
60,066
55,409
115,475
234,968
29,168
264,136
379,611		 Unrestricted
Designated
2021
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Unrestricted
Designated
2020
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Restricted
2021
£
5,000
71,685
1,570
5,000
-
-
83,255
-
-
83,255
Restricted
2020
£
5,166
24,934
4,600
10,048
-
-
44,748
-
-
-
44,748		 Total
2021
£
5,000
71,685
1,570
5,000
123,130
20,427
226,812
108,750
108,750
335,562
Total
2020
£
5,166
24,934
4,600
10,048
60,066
55,409
160,223
234,968
29,168
264,136
424,359

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued)

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

3.
Charitable activities
Unrestricted
General
£

Sale of goods - Midwife bags
664,745
664,745
4.


Income from trading activities
Unrestricted
General
2021
£
4a
Fundraising income
General fundraising
1,866
1,866
Unrestricted
General
2020
£
4b
Fundraising income
Event income – Monitoring for Mums Appeal
10,499
Event income – Baby Lifeline Trading
102,026
General fundraising
4,668
117,193
Gifts in kind – fundraising events
52,430
52,430
169,623
5.
Investment income
Bank interest received		 Restricted
£
-
-
Unrestricted
Designated
2021
£
-
-
Unrestricted
Designated
2020
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total
2021
£

664,745

664,745
Restricted
2021
£
-
-
Restricted
2020
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
2021
£
62
62		 Total
2020
£
-
-
Total
2021
£
1,866
1,866
Total
2020
£
10,499
102,026
4,668
117,193
52,430
52,430
169,623
Total
2020
£
415
415

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued)

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Unrestricted
General
Unrestricted
Designated
6.
Raising funds
2021
2021
£
£
6a
Fundraising costs
Direct Costs
-
-
-
-
Unrestricted
General
Unrestricted
Designated
2020
2020
£
£
6b
Fundraising costs
Direct Costs
Fundraising event costs – Baby Lifeline Trading
34,368
-
Fundraising costs – General
12,746
-
Fundraising costs – Salaries, social security and employers
pension
13,361
14,275
60,475
14,275
Governance and support costs
Salaries and social security
18,057
-
Rent and accommodation costs
5,105
-
Travel Expenses
43
-
Equipment lease and hire
1,000
-
Telephone, postage & stationery
1,885
-
Equipment depreciation
89
-
Sundry expenses
1,564
-
Accountancy
1,258
-
29,001
-
Gifts in kind – fundraising events
52,430
-
141,906
14,275		 Restricted
2021
£
-
-
Restricted
2020
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total
2021
£
-
-
Total
2020
£
34,368
12,746
27,636
74,750
18,057
5,105
43
1,000
1,885
89
1,564
1,258
29,001
52,430
156,181

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued)

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

7.
Charitable Expenditure
7a
Direct charitable expenditure - Direct costs
Corporate development
Training support
Training, research and development
Purchase of medical equipment
Purchase of bags – Community midwives appeal
Consultancy support for midwife bags
Mind the Gap research and development
Governance and support costs
Salaries, social security and employers pension
Consultancy and public relations
Rent and accommodation costs
Motor and travel expenses
Equipment lease and hire
Telephone, post and stationary
Equipment depreciation
Sundry expenses
Accountancy
Bookkeeping
Payroll costs
Legal and professional
Loss on disposal
Gifts in kind – Training support		 Unrestricted
General
2021
Unrestricted
Designated
2021

£
£
1,997
-
6,814
-
50,000
-
-
-
427,763
-
17,088
-
-
-
503,662
-
55,815
-
8,532
-
16,852
-
636
-
1,129
-
7,710
-
208
-
6,858
-
5,390
-
2,295
-
1,194
-
2,928
-
236
-
109,783
-
108,750
-
108,750
-
722,195
-		 Restricted
2021
£
-
10,198
69,000
1,570
26,594
-
5,000
112,362
-
2,686
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,686
-
-
115,048		 Total
2021
£
1,997
17,012
119,000
1,570
454,357
17,088
5,000
612,024
55,815
11,218
16,852
636
1,129
7,710
208
6,858
5,390
2,295
1,194
2,928
236
112,469
108,750
108,750
837,243

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Continued…

7b
Direct charitable expenditure - Direct costs
Corporate Development
Training support
Purchase of training
Purchase of medical equipment – Monitoring for Mums
Purchase of bags – Community midwives appeal
Purchase of training – NE Training appeal
Purchase of training - NEA Vulnerable Energy Appeal
Purchases – CQC Research Project
Awareness raising event
Governance and support costs
Salaries, social security and employers pension
Consultancy and public relations
Rent and accommodation costs
Motor and travel expenses
Equipment lease and hire
Telephone, post and stationary
Equipment depreciation
Sundry expenses
Accountancy
Legal and professional
Gifts in kind – Training support
Gifts in kind – Salary
8a
Analysis of Total Expenditure
Direct charitable expenditure
8b
Fundraising costs
Direct charitable expenditure
The staff costs were as follows:
Salaries – paid to employees
Salaries – gifts in kind
Social Security costs
Pension costs		 Unrestricted
General
2020
Unrestricted
Designated
2020
£
£
1,665
-
25,563
-
6,720
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
35,799
-
69,747
-
22,748
-
11,521
-
11,912
-
6,696
-
4,335
-
5,014
-
209
-
5,248
-
2,936
-
160
-
70,779
-
234,968
-
29,168
-
264,136
-
404,662
-
Staff costs
Other
£
£
55,815
781,220
55,815
781,220
£
£
45,693
110,399
51,896
405,247
97,589
515,646
2021
2020
£
£
53,854
60,948
-
29,168
579
5,404
1,382
2,069
55,815
97,589		 Restricted
2020
£
-
-
-
5,107
38,073
4,600
4,800
110
-
52,690
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
52,690
Depreciation
£
208
208
£
89
209
298		 Total
2020
£
1,665
25,563
6,720
5,107
38,073
4,600
4,800
110
35,799
122,437
22,748
11,521
11,912
6,696
4,335
5,014
209
5,248
2,936
160
70,779
234,968
29,168
264,136
457,352
2021
£
837,243
837,243
2020
£
156,181
457,352
613,533

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

9. Gifts in Kind and Donated Services

Gifts in Kind and Donated Services
Training support
Fundraising auction lots
Salaries		 2021
£
108,750
-
-
108,750		 2020
£
234,968
52,430
29,168
316,566

Gifts in Kind and Donated Services (continued)

– Training support During the period ended 30 June 2021 Baby Lifeline Training Ltd administered multi professional training courses and conducted detailed research projects which met the Charity’s aims and objectives. In order to ensure maximum benefit could be achieved from the delivery of training courses, and in recognition of NHS cuts to training budgets, part funded and discounted places were made available across the course programme. Furthermore, the Charity’s clinical advisors and trainers have generously given their time for free to provide much needed expert advice to assist with the delivery of each course. The value of part funded and discounted places together with the estimated cost of expert time totals £108,750 (2020 - £234,968) and has been included within grants and donations and within direct charitable expenditure.

Fundraising events gifts in kind – The Charity received donated auction lots to assist with fundraising at the Charity’s events. An estimate of the value of cumulative auction lots totals £nil (2020 - £52,430) and has been included in fundraising income and fundraising costs.

Salaries gift in kind - The charity received support from a staff member of Baby Lifeline Training Ltd who assisted in the day to day activities of the charity. An estimate of £nil (2020 – £29,168) has been included in Grants and Donations and Direct Charitable Expenditure.

Recharge of Expenses and Fund Transfer

Mrs J E A Ledger is a trustee and Chief Executive Officer of Baby Lifeline Limited and also holds the position of director of Baby Lifeline Training Ltd, a not for profit company limited by guarantee which is registered in England and Wales. The objectives of Baby Lifeline Training Ltd are to promote safety for mother and baby by delivering multi professional training.

During the year amounts totalling £124,000 (2020 - £16,120) were paid to Baby Lifeline Training Ltd by the Charity for the provision of multi professional training programmes, research and development, conferences and awareness raising events. Expenses totalling £27,389 (2020 - £55,843) were recharged by the Charity to Baby Lifeline Training Ltd.

10. Independent Examiners Remuneration

The independent examiners remuneration amounts to an independent examination fee of £4,550 (2020 - £4,194).

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued)

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

11. Trustee Emoluments

In order to obtain value for money and achieve continual control of costs Mrs J E A Ledger, a trustee of the Charity, received the following remuneration package for her role as Chief Executive Officer of the Charity:

Wages and Salaries
Social Security costs
Pension costs		 2021
£
22,325
450
1,078
23,853		 2020
£
18,801
1,301
866
20,968

Authority for payment of the above emoluments is contained within the Charity’s Memorandum of Association as amended by a Special Resolution dated 6 May 1993.None of the charity’s other trustees received any remuneration or expenses from the charitable company or its subsidiary undertaking.

12. Tangible Fixed Assets

Group
Cost
As at 1 April 2020
Disposals
As 30 June 2021
Depreciation
As at 1 April 2020
Depreciation charge
Disposal
As 30 June 2021
Net book value
As 30 June 2021
At 31 March 2020
Company
Cost
As at 1 April 2020
Disposals
As 30 June 2021
Depreciation
As at 1 April 2020
Depreciation charge
Disposal
As 30 June 2021
Net book value
As 30 June 2021
At 31 March 2020		 Office
Equipment
£
2,305
(1,450)
855
1,696
208
(1,214)
690
165
609
2,305
(1,450)
855
1,696
208
(1,214)
690
165
609		 Total
£
2,305
(1,450)
855
1,696
208
(1,214)
690
165
609
2,305
(1,450)
855
1,696
208
(1,214)
690
165
609

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued)

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

Fixed Asset Investments Shares in
Subsidiary
Undertaking
Company
As at 1 April 2020 and 30 June 2021 2

13. Fixed Asset Investments

The charity has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, which is incorporated in England and Wales, Baby Lifeline Trading Limited, company number 03188346.

During the period ended 30 June 2021 the trading company’s aim and activities were to fulfil the charitable objectives of the charitable parent company, Baby Lifeline.

Profits earned by the subsidiary are passed to the charity by means of donation.

14. Trading Company Results

A summary of trading results of Baby Lifeline Trading Limited are shown below.

Profit and Loss Account
Turnover
Direct costs
Administrative Expenses
Operating profit
Donation to Baby Lifeline Ltd
Retained result for the period
Balance Sheet
The assets and liabilities of the subsidiary were:
Current assets
Creditors
Total net assets
Aggregate share capital and reserves		 Period
ended
30 June
2021
£
664,745
(454,357)
(20,340)
190,048
(190,048)
-
2021
£
182,109
(181,832)
277
277		 Year ended
31 March
2020
£
157,435
(70,318)
151
87,268
(87,268)
-
2020
£
9,235
(8,958)
277
277

The results of Baby Lifeline Trading Limited for the period ended 30 June 2021 are consolidated within the Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sheet.

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BABY LIFELINE LIMITED

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued)

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

15. Debtors

Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Other debtors
Other taxation & social security
Amounts due from Subsidiary Undertaking
16.
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Other taxation & social security
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
17a
Fund analysis
1 April 2020
£
Unrestricted funds
13,631
Restricted – Monitoring for Mums appeal
20,340
Restricted – Lily Mae Foundation
-
Restricted - Community Midwives bags appeal
4,315
Restricted - NE Training appeal
-
Restricted – NEA Vulnerable Energy appeal
5,248
Restricted - CQC Research project
4,890
Restricted – Mind The Gap Research project
-
48,424		 Group
2021
£
6,534
79,496
-
84,337
-
170,367
Group
2021
£
29,043
-
16,991
44,507
90,541
Incoming
Resources
£
918,980
-
1,570
5,000
71,685
-
-
5,000
1,002,235		 Group
2021
£
6,534
79,496
-
84,337
-
170,367
Group
2021
£
29,043
-
16,991
44,507
90,541
Incoming
Resources
£
918,980
-
1,570
5,000
71,685
-
-
5,000
1,002,235		 2020
£
3,368
1,359
443
4,247
-
9,417
2020
£
3,565
1,208
302
7,809
12,884
Resources
Expended
£
722,195
12,340
1,570
14,315
71,685
5,248
4,890
5,000		 Company
2021
2020
£
£
-
200
52,053
1,359
-
443
637
-
110,142
8,958
162,832
10,960
Company
2021
2020
£
£
2,358
3,565
-
1,208
5,141
302
11,352
7,809
18,851
12,884
Transfer
of funds
30 June 2021
£
£
-
210,416
(5,000)
3,000
-
-
5,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
213,416		 Company
2021
2020
£
£
-
200
52,053
1,359
-
443
637
-
110,142
8,958
162,832
10,960
Company
2021
2020
£
£
2,358
3,565
-
1,208
5,141
302
11,352
7,809
18,851
12,884
Transfer
of funds
30 June 2021
£
£
-
210,416
(5,000)
3,000
-
-
5,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
213,416
12,884
30 June 2021
£
210,416
3,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,002,235 837,243 213,416

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued)

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

17b
Fund analysis

Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted - Designated – Fundraiser salary
Restricted – Monitoring for Mums
Restricted - Community Midwives bags appeal
Restricted - NE Training appeal
Restricted – NEA Vulnerable Energy appeal
Restricted - CQC Research project		 1 April 2019
£
10,549
14,276
20,280
17,455
-
-
5,000
67,560		 Incoming
Resources
£
549,649
-
5,166
24,934
4,600
10,048
-
594,397		 Resources
Expended
546,567
14,276
5,106
38,074
4,600
4,800
110
613,533		 31 March
2020
£
13,631
-
20,340
4,315
-
5,248
4,890
48,424

18. Fund analysis (continued)

Unrestricted Funds

General – the funds available to the charity after allowing for all designated funds.

Designated – Fundraiser Salary – fund for the charity to employ a fundraiser to generate awareness and future fundraising income

Restricted Funds

Monitoring for Mums – to provide funds to enable the purchase of a range of equipment for obstetric anaesthesia, maternity and neonatal use by hospitals and community professionals.

Lily Mae Foundation – to provide to enable the purchase of a cuddle cot.

Community Midwife Bag Appeal – to provide funds to enable the purchase of community midwives bags with all of the equipment necessary for use by community professionals.

NE Training Appeal – to provide funds to enable multi-disciplinary training to be provided to hospitals and community professionals.

NEA Vulnerable Energy Appeal – to provide funds to enable vulnerable energy customers support to ensure their homes are warm enough to support a baby’s development.

CQC Research Project – to provide funds to enable the CQC to perform research into maternity and mental health during maternity, through the use of the charity’s network and community.

Mind The Gap Research Project – to provide funds to promote safer care for women and babies.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued)

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

19. Analysis of Group Net Assets between funds

Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds		 Tangible
fixed
assets
£
-
165
165		 Net
current
assets
£
3,000
210,251
213,251		 Total
£
3,000
210,416
213,416

20. Taxation

The charity is a registered company and no provision is considered necessary for taxation. The trading subsidiary has operating profits for the period ended 30 June 2021 of £190,048 (2020 - £87,268) which results in a Corporation Tax liability of £Nil (2020 - £Nil).

21. Operating Lease Commitments

The future minimum payments to which the group is committed at 30 June 2021 under operating leases are payable as follows :

Due within one year
Within two to five years		 30 June
2021
£
16,718
30,538
47,256		 31 March
2020
£
14,935
31,680
46,615

22. Post Balance Sheet Events

The global Covid-19 pandemic and the associated quarantines put in place by the UK and other governments present significant challenges to the sector in which the Charity operates.

The trustees are confident that the actions taken to mitigate the impact of reduced activity have ensured that the charity has continued to make satisfactory progress based on its results to date.

The trustees consider that an estimate of the possible future impact cannot be made. The trustees confirm that they have considered the effect of any further uncertainties as known at the date of signing associated to the impact of Covid-19 when considering the charity’s going concern position.