Accountants & Statutory Auditor Iifford lane B30 3JN BABY LIFELINE LIMITED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025 Page Legal and Administrative Details Multi Professional Advisory Panel members Family Voice5 Group members Background Events and Activity Training Equipment Research and Development Trustees, responsibilities statement 16 19 21 22 26 27 28 29 BABY BABY LIFELINE LIMITED COMPANY UMITED BY GUARA TrtrEE TRU￿EE5, ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIREcfoR'S REPORn YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025 PRESIDENTS: Dr Bill Klrkup COE Ms L%)nna OckeThJen PATRONS: Ms Linda Bassett Dame Judi Denth (N DBE Emerttus Profe5sorJame5 Drife Professorjacqueline t￿n￿-Bent OBE Mr Jimmi Harkkshin Mr David MwrcroftoBE DL Dame Lom3 Mulrhead tXVODBECSUDL Mr Nick (Trwen MBE Mr Dave Willetts Mrs Drdnne WIltOn MBE TRUSTEES: Dr P Bose Mr NJ D￿lne Mr G W Forster Mrs Kjamieson MrBJJerv Mrsj EA Ledger M8E MrCSPryor Mrj M Shipton MrG Sifva Iresl8ned 4 ￿nI2025} AMBASSADOR5: tTrdisyAitkens Day￿ Tennant James rrtcombe OBE SECRETARY: MrT A Ledger REGISTERED NUMBER: 2661760 {En8laThJ & Wales) CHARITY REG￿ERED NUMBER: IIK6457 REGISTERED OFFICE: The Granary Fernhill Court Baball Street East Balsall CJ)mmon CV7 7FR WEBSITE ADDRESS: w￿•*w.b3byIrfe11￿.or￿Uk ACCOUNTANT5: Lan8ard Ltfforri Hall Limited, Accountsnts and Registered Auditors ffoTd Hall Ufford Lane ngs Norton rmingham B30 3JN BABY LIFELINE BABY UFELINE UMITED MULTI PROFESSIONAL ADVJSORY PANEL YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025 Mr Edward Morrls ceE HONORARY CHAIR Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecolo8y. Norfok & Nmvith University Hospitsl, Re8lonal Medical DIrettr￿ & Chief Clinical Information Officer for the East of E￿and. NHS England Immediate Past PresidenL Royal College of Obstetrioans and Gynaecol(8ists Dr Michael Magro HONORARYVICE CHAIR Consuttant Obstetrician & GynaecdowsL Bathn& Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Dr Anits Banerjee Obstetrlc Physlcian. General Medicine Phisician and Diabetes and Endocrinolow Consultant Mr Charles Cox OBE ConsU￿ant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist. Director. Baby Lifeline Tralnln& Founder Member. Baby Lrfeline Dr Chrfs Dewhurst conSu￿nt Neonatologist and Deputy Medl¢al Dirertor. L￿￿r￿M)DI Women's NHS Foundation Trust Ms Gill Edwards Partner, Potter Rees D(Aan Dr Ellzabeth Egbase Locum co￿UlE3nt Obstetman. Barts Health NHS Trust Dr Chrlstlne Eked)I Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Imperial ColleEe Healthcare NHS Trust Ms Cathy Garlick Managing Director. Leadership for Healthcare Ltd Ms aora Haken Consultant Midwfe, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Course Lead, Baby Lifeline's Childbirth Emeryencies in the Community Mr Malld Hassan Partner in Clinicol Law. Capsticks Solicitors LLP Mr Kim Hinshaw Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecok*ist and D1￿ctor of Re5earth & Innovation. ljty Hospltals Sunderland NHS Fr Visiting Professor, UnNerslty of SLTrnderland. Honorary Faculty Chair. Baby ￿feline Training BABY LIFEIINE BABY UFELINE LIMITED MULTI PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY PANEL- continued YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025 Ms Barbara Kuypers Clinical Fellow and Maternity Advisor, NHS En8land Former Board Member and Audit and Risk Commfttee Chair, Royal College of Midwives Dr Becky Ma¢Gregor GP. University of Birmingham Ms Bernadette McGhie ExecLrtive Dirertor, Enable Law Ms Lydla Mlller Learning and Development Offker. &>uth West Ambulance Servlce NHS Trust Paramedic Advisor, Baby Lrfeline's Childbirth Emergencie5 the Communty Ms Jennifer ¢YDonnell DlrettoT, System Factors Ltd Visiting Lecturer, UnNerstty of London and Cranfield UnNersity Dr Felicity Plaat Consultant Anae5thetiSt. l)Jeen Charlotte's arid Hammer5mith Hospitsls. ImperFal College Heolthcare NHS Trust Elected Counul Member and ainical Qualty Advisor. Royal College of Anaesthetists RCOA Representative, Obstetric Anaesthetists. Association. Faculty Member and Advisor, Baby Lifeline's Enhanced Matemol Core Dr Pa?wl Prlnja Con5ultsnt Acute and Obstetrlc Physlcian. Royal Wofverhampton NHS Trust Baby knfeline Tralning Cou15e Director, Enhonced Moternalcore Dr NichoEas Talt GP. Partner and GP Trainer, Croft Medical Centre Chief Medical Officer, West Bromwth Albion Football aub EmeritU5 Profess￿ James Walker Former Clinical Director of Maternty Investigations. HSIB Former National Professional AdVisOrf￿ Matemity, CQC Former Senior Wice-President. RCC Honorary President, Baby Lifeline Training Ltd. Ms Sascha Wells-munro OBE Dlrector of Midwifery, York and Scarborough Teaching H05Pitals NHS Foundatlon TnJ5t Former Deputy Chief Midwfery Offttr for England: Matemity Safety and Qualty Improvement BABY IIFELINE BABY UFELINE LIMITED FAMILYVOICES GROUP YEAR ENDED 30JUNE 2025 Susana Stsnford HONORARY CO-CHAIR Susanna is the co-author of the National Safety Stsndards for InvasNe Procedures INat551Ps21, and PPI co4ead for the Deflnln& Reco8ni5ing and Escalating Maternal Eady DeterioratÉon {DREaMEDI. Sandra Igwe Sandra is the Founder of The MotherhocKI Grt￿p, is a Black maternal hea￿h advocate, and published author. Kaweigh Griffiths Kayleigh is a matemity safety campaigner. and one of the initial families to campaign for an investigation into matemtty at Shrewsbury and TelFord Hospital NHSTrust after the preventsble death of her daughter, Pippa. Michelle Hemmlngton Michelle is the co-founder of Campaign forSafer Births ICfSBI and ￿adIng advocate for the independent investigation of late term stillbirths and for improvements in matemity safety in 8eneral. afterthe preventsble death of her son. Louie. Sadla Haqnawaz Sadia has worked wrth Public Health Birmingham and the NHS to sen51tfve￿ tatse awareness of the optlons parents have regarding their pregnancy and care. to ensLFre they are supported in making an informed choice, and is a member of PPI groups* including The Hilda'5 at the Dame Hilda Llcyd netw Emma LE￿[nOVa-LeVenx0re Emma ha5 been raising awarene55 of baby loss ènd matemity5afety Sin￿ the preventable death of her daLFghter Marina, who died when she was a day old in July 2020. Laura Middletc Laura has been working with the hospital where her baby. Charlotte, died in preventable c1rajmstsn￿5, to create a tralnlng programme to raise the standard of matemlty care. and to ensure the errors canrbot happen agaln. Nadine Montgomery Nadine's landmark legal battle after her experien￿ with her SO￿ Sam. meant that the law on consent wa5 changed in the UK. She is now working in law. Ngawai M05S Ngawai is the c(pchair for Bridge Commission and former thair for the NMPA Clinical Reference Group. Gaynor Savamejad Gaynor tampaigns to make births safer forfamilies after105ing her son Louis. particularty to raise awareness around deeply impacted fetal heads and training to prevent tragedies from occurring in the fU￿re. LIFELINE Background Overview The information in this report relates to activities between l.ju￿ 2024 and 30th June 2025. In 2024-25. Baby Lifeline experienced another remarkable year of gro￿ and impaLt The year stsrted w¢th the fifth annual National Maternity Safety Conference ill Birmingham. now recognised as a pivotal event for stakeholders dedicated to advancing maternity safety. The tharitls Ukraine appeal successfully delivered over El.8 million in critical medlcal supplies arKI equipment. vknile the Researth ènd Development team played a key role in SUPk)Ortln8 diverse national initiatives. Expenditure exceeded income for the year, prlrnari￿ due to continued high ￿elS of direct tharitable expenditure. This represents the third consecubve year in which tharitable funds h￿e reduced. following a period of growth in the years after the pandemic, when a degree of caution around reserves was considered prudent given the uncertainty at the tlme. The trustees do not regèrd thi5 as a cause for concern. The chaTIty remains in a strong overall financial positlon and the redurtion in funds is eX{￿tted to be reversed in 2025r26 arKI 2026ft7 through a range of ongoin8 and planned fundraislng activtties. Baby Dfeline contlnued to disseminate thefindings from its influential m￿dthe Gop report. and the Community Midwlfe Bags remained popular with organisations and indNiduals in the UK and across the globe. Meanwhile, Baby Lifeline Training provided hi8h-qLtality CPD training f(x over 2.7CQ delegates and the charity held the Maternity Unit Marvels IMUMI awards. The impartof Baby Lrfeline's work is growing with every passingyear. and the charity is a strong Posltion to consider expanding its attivttses In the future. About Baby Lifeline Baby knfeline is a unique charity, started due to per50nal tra8edy, that SUPPOrts the care of pregnant women and new- born babies 211 overthe UK and WOTldwide. Its mission is toensurethe best possible outtt)me from pregnancy and birth. It does this in three distinrtways, dirtated atways bythe priorlty of need and available funding: The provision of equipmentfor maternity and neonatsl units. The provision of specialist training for the relewdnt health professionals to ensure best practice. Support ènd prtsJuction of tsr8eted. higfvqualty research. Judy Ledger founded the tharity in 1981. drI￿n by the personal10s5 of three premature babies. From setting out to raise funds for just one incubator for Coventrfs neonatal unit after losing her third baby, StuarL Jucfy has developed Baby ￿feline into the national. highly regarded thartty that r( is tcmyay. With the help of many generous corporate. individual, and organisatlon81 SUPPLYters, together wth eminent heath and legal professiona15, the charity has a substantial record of significant athievements. To date, rt has trained almost 35.(XK) hea￿hcare professionals, bought millions of pounds worth of equlpmenL and published several pieces of high-impatt national research. The UK has high rates of perinatal and matemal mortality when compared to many European counterparts. Many of these deaths may be preventsble wtth different care. The cost to the NHS of these preventsble outcomes amounts to several billiorb pounds each year- a figure which has r￿n Sharp￿ in retrnt years. Recommendations from reports are the same year-on-year land have been for decade5). and the need significant investment in maternity servios remalns as clear as ever, as recognised by the current Government Events and Activity Maternity Safety Conference 2024 On 26 September 2024 Baby Lifeline h05ted the frfth iteration of tts annual National Maternty $3fety Conference. Once again, the charity a55embled an unrivalled panel of experts from the maternity world to discuss the theme of the event.. Chollenge. Empower. Improv The solution5-oriented event brought together delegates, speakers. and exhibltors from hundreds of organisations across the UK and further afield. In attendan￿ were senior decision makers from NHS tnjsts, frontline staff. service U5er5, and campaigners. The aim of the Conferen￿ ha5 always been to faul￿ate collaboration and discussion between all stskeholders within matemity. and Ultimate￿ to help to achieve Baby Lifeline's goal: the best possible outcome for every mother and baby. The conference started with an opening address from The lknght Honourable the Baroness Merron. Parliamentary Under-secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mentsl Heatth. Baroness Merron emphasised to delegates the critical import8n￿ of a core focus shared by all in attendance:"As a priority, I want to urgent￿￿CkIe the unaC￿p￿b1e inequalities in outcomes." The day featured a combination of keynote addresses and panel disujssions emphasising collaborative leaminE and innovation. One of the keynotes was delivered by Sir Rob Behrens, former Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, who discussed integrating lfved experien￿5 fcK a￿OUntabIlIty in matemty ser¥4ces. Pr￿e$SOr Lucy Ea5thope. in her keynots After Crisis.. Recovery ond Hope in Mrtemity Semces, highlighted long-temi imparts, notin& The harms often aren't in the Moment of disaster- the hamis can o)me from the responders too,. and stressed,"Don't see maternty care as a'wcthen's Issue._￿t are all bom.. Donna Ockenden chaired a panel on progress in partnership, where Gill Walton Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives, emphasised. Vle cannot mèke pro8ress unless we do it in partnershlp... with women and families. across the whole perrnatsl team." Other sessions induded Whot Wos ft Likefor You? listening to & Advocatingfvr Wornen. chaired by Professor Shakila Thangaratinam, and Innovoting to Creote Person-centred Core. exFAoring international practices and technology for equltable 5ervtces. Nominations for poster and oral presentationsshowcased quality improvement projects from across the country. Oelegate5 praised the event's meaning￿1 discus5ion5, With one summlng it up by saying 'Heading home after a very ImpactfiJl day at the Baby Lrfeline confereKe. Ajldressed matemity safety by dIs(X￿¢ng how we thallenge. empower and implement qualty improvement. Lots to dol- The conference reillft)rced Baby Lifeline's dedication to enhancing rnatemal and neonatsl outcomes through empowerment, innovation. and shared knowledge. leaving partirypants inspired to drive systemic improvements in UK maternity care. The fifth Conferen￿ 15 $1)Wuled to tske place in September 2025. Baby Lifeline UK MUM Awards 2025 Followingthe successful relaunch of Baby Lifelinds UK MUM (Maternity Unit Marvels) Awards in 2023, the d)arity on again invited parents. guardians and families to nominate the team of Profe￿10n81S who made the birth of their child possible and thank them for the care thly receNed. Nomlnatlons opened in late 2024 and members of the public were encouraged to put forward the stories of how the teams that looked after them helped to ensure the safe arrNal of their baby. Hundreds of stories were then assessed bythe charitvs expertjudging panel. which Included IX)nna Ockenden. Duncan Barton. Kate Brintworth, Professor Don- ald Peebles, and several other leading figures froni within the maternity sector. This yearthere were new Workfor(￿fOCVSed categories to recognise initiatives in education, staff retention. wellbein& collaboration and service improvement highlightingthe commitmenttostrengthening the future of maternity and ne- onatal care. The judges selected winners in a range of catsgories such as"Excellent care dtjring thE pandemid. "SupportinB women wlth their mentsl health" and "Care following previows loss". All these teams were invited to a prestigious ceremony at the historic Palace of Westminster on 13 March 2025 at which the national winners were announced. Any one of the teams in the room would hove made worthy national winners, but after careful consideration the panel selected Charlotte's nomination of Dr Rabia ZilPE-Huma and her team at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust for the care they gave durlng the pandemic. Charlotte Said.. "Dr RabiG Ortdher teom kept me sofr thmughout mypregnonry when lfrlt especiolly vulnerable. I honestfyfeel like Dr Robio went overond obovefor m¢ even looking afterme during time off when she hod herownfamily to toke care of ot home. Her teom were amazing thmughout ￿). and I could not tr￿nk them more.- The 2025 UK MUM Awards emphastsed Baby tifeline's gratitude for the tireless efforts of heakhcare professionals who profoundly impact familieg l*ves. reinforcing the charitys mission to support and advan￿ maternity and neonatal ser- ce5 nationwide. More informaUon about all the winners can be found on the Baby Lifeline webslte. Bags of Laughter On 11 February 2025. Baby LÈfell￿ hosted its much-antÈcipated 'Bags of Laughterf charity comedy show at Warwick Arts Centre. The evenlng was filled with laughter and a shared commrtmentto suppOr￿n8 mothers and babies. The stsr-studded lineupfeaturedAdam Kay. alon8sldeJames Redmond. Get)ff Norcott. Rob Rouse, Jo EnrighL lan Smith. and Thenjiwe, who kept the audien￿ entertalned wth their fantastic perfonnances. Hosted by James Redmond and Geoff whitin& the night delivered a perfect blend of wit. humour. and heart. The event was held to raise moneyforvttal funds t05UPPOrtsafer and better care for mothers and babies through Baby Lifeline. The generosity of attendees and supporters will help us continue provtdinE essential training and equipment for healthcare professionals. ultimately saving and adding to our misS￿n to impr(Ive matemity care across the UK. Baby Lifeline exten(ts its dee￿5t gratitude to the talented Cow￿dIans. whose perfornian￿ made the nlght unforget- tsble. BABY Engagement and Lobbying Baby Lifeline ha5 continued to build on the successful work undertaken as part of its engagement straw. The charlty has maintained strong relatlonships many of the key maternty organisations and it is represented on severnl in- fluential panels. including- The Pregnancy and Baby Charities Network MBRRACE-UK Third Sector Stskeholder Group The V(SE Health and Wellbeing Alliance las part of the Matemtty Consortium) The Maternlty and Neonatal Programme stskeholder Countil The NHS Resolution Maternity Voices AthAsory Group The Nation31 Perinatal Epidemiology Unit INPEU) Patient and Public Involvement Network The Independent Senior Advoc3te IISAI Steering Group INHS England) Nottingham Universty H05pitsls Revlew- Communty and Farni￿ Voices Group East Kent Report- Recc#nmendation Sounding Board The char￿S overall engagementstrategy has 3 main aims: 11 To raise awareness of Baby Lifelinds work amon8st the key stakeholders. 21 To strengthen collabordtive relationships with other relevant organlsations acr055 the system to support Baby feline's aims and objectives. 31 To elevate the issues raised by the Mindthe Gop report and seek Consens￿ on solutions to the ojrrent barriers for uptake of high-qualty maternty trainin& induding fundin8 and resourunE. Over recent years, Baby Lifeline has experienced a steady increase in media engagement. Prominent outlets, including the BBC, ITV. L8C, Sky News. TalkTV. The Guardian and The fimes have regularly sought insights and contributions from the chariV5 team, refiecting wts 8rowing influence maternity and neonatal care disaJ55ions. The charlvs reputation wtthin the sector and beyond is as high as ivs ever been. with every indution that this will continue to grow. Baby Lifeline is als0SUPPOrted byan extensive panel of ambassadors who helpto spread tts message and raise its profile. Ambassador5 include actors David Tennant and Daisy litkin5. and patient safety campaigner Jame5 Titcombe 08E. Acknowledgments Baby Llfellne would Ilke to ¢)ffer its Sincere thanks to all those companie5. grant-maknng trusts and Indrviduals who have generou5ty 5UPPOrted its appeals In the lèst ￿ months indudin& but not limlted. to: Advent of Chonge. A550CiQtion of UkmIn￿nS in Greot Britain fAUG8), Balsall Common Lion4 Bolt Burdon Kemp Bristan Group, Cordioc SeThices, ffi Privote Client Gateley PLG Hudgellsolkitots Huntleigh Hetilthcafe. Irwin Mltchell, ISIDA Clinic, Leigh Doysolicitors The Meridion Foundotion, MotI￿r5. Union in the Diocese of Lichfield ShokespeGre Matineau, The 2gh Muy1961 Choritoble Trust, TheAtlos Fund. The Royulcollegeof ObstetiicionsondGyn¢iecologists, D Wray Cain. BABY Training Background Baby Lrfeline Training Limited. a not-for-profft social enterprise. continues to deliver specialist training for the charity. It 15 licensed to do so under a Se￿1￿ level agreement and has a brand licen￿ agreement in place to use the Baby Lifeline brand name and logo, thus beneffting from the chartvs high standing in the matemity settor. Tralnlng COLFrses are acttedited appropriatety. are e￿den￿ based. and respond directly to nationalty published report findings and recommendations. The PTogrammes are delivered by experlen¢ed medical, midwifery, nursin& and legal professionals. Course content is continuousw updated and by Baby Ufeline's team of world leading experts to reflect changes within matemlty se￿￿ provision. This erscourages best P055ible dinical practice, which in turn maximises the improvemerrt in outcomes from care given to women and their ￿bles. Summary Despite the persistent challenges of funding and staffing within the NHS. Baby Lifeline Training was able to provide tralnln8 places to around 2.7cKI delegates during the year- slight￿¥ more than last year. This total was less than 2021- 22 when a much higher proportion of courses were held online due to the pandemic. but more than or similar to all other years Sill￿ 201&19. The feedbacL whlch will be broken down in more detsll later in this reporL remained exceptionally posltive, and the proportion of delegates rating the quality of education aS"eX￿lIenff (the highest rating) remained at a very hlgh level. 33% of standard tralning courses were delivered online. similar to last year and. as expected, s18nificantly lower than 60% in 2021-22 and 95% in 2020-21. The combination of online and face-t¢>face training- and indeed a hybrid of the two- remains successful. popular. and impactful. and is likely to continue. Alongside its training operatlons. 8aby Lifeline Training wll continue to lobby for increased fundiftg lor training for matemtty professionals. It is unlikely that national ambibon of h3￿ing stillbirths. neonatal deat￿￿. and brain injuries by 2025 will be achieved. and a new approath is necessary. Overview The information below relates to Baby LtFeline courses between l.ju￿ 2024 and June 2025. In totsl Ba tifeline recelved over 2 7CL) booknn acr055 all thndard courses for this a small increase from last year. When considering the courses that last more than I day. the company deltvered almost 3.4￿ days of training. As in previous year5, m05t bookings1>80%1 came directly from NH5 Trusts and Health Boards. Following the change of govemment in July 2024. NHS trusts have natural￿ faced increased uncertainty regardin8 tralning budgets and strategic planning. Several plans and review5 have been announced. both for maternty services and for the NHS as a whole. Some of these are already completed, while others. including a rapid review of maternity services set for publication in late 2025. are ongoing. These rewew5 are expected to provide darity. enabling NHStrusts to resume long-term planning. BABY Despitethls, the demand f￿ Baby Lifeline'scourses remain5 high. with a near-constant stream of requestsfor both new and established courses. As wlth each of the last six years. however, thls demand is still slgnbficantly lower than when the Matemity Safety Training Fund was made available to tr￿Sts in 2017. Despite r￿nt funding commitments from both Govemment and the NHS, It Is dearthatfLFnding 15 Still a rnajor barrterto trusts providing all the tralnlng they want for their staff. Finance and Value Baby Llfelirbe courses continue to provlde eX￿ptIonal value for money. Glfts In klnd. Including faculty g￿Ing their time and 5UPPOrter5 providing venues-collectlvety wcwth hundre(Is of thousands of ￿￿nds- al￿W 8aby Lrfeline Trainlng to keep the cost to delegates at the mlnlmum level. In thls way the company Is able to reach the largest posslble audlence and train as many professionals as possi1￿e whilst requirin8 the minimum financial investment on their part. As a not- for-profitwlth rleady defined8oa15. thts apprO￿h Is Inherent￿thIn the m￿s1On ststement and strategy ofthecompany. Geographical Reach The map below shovts the location of UK-based dele8ates (blue ardes) and face-to-face courses Ipink diamonds). Baby Lifeline tralned delegates from around 113 different NHS Trusts and Health 803rds across the UK. There were also delegates frcrfn 15 other NHS or8anlsatlon5 induding ICBS. Local Maternrty and Ne(fflatal Systems and natlonal th)d￿. Around 80% of NHS t￿￿S in England that provide maternity seNices were trained. which is a similar proportSon to last year. There were also dekgates from 10 different unlverslties, 15 internatk)nal healthcare prowders and 11 other UK-based organtsations. Factrto-face courses were held in 28 different locations in England. It remains an ambition of Baby Lrfeline Trainingto provide training for trust that makes a reques¢ regardless of 10815tical complexttie5. Intematlonal delegate5 attended from countrie5 all around the world, including but not limited to Austrla, the Falkland Islands. Ireland. Ghana, Switzerland, Iceland and the Channel Islands. BABY Attendance Attendance rate5 In 2024-25 were simllar to prevlous years at just under 9)%. The attendance rate for Indlvidual booking5197%1 was higher than for block booknngs from tru5ts188%1. vthich has been a common theme for many years. Several longstanding issues perslsted. such as staffin& sickness and backfill. Pre55ure on trusts to spend funds so as r￿t to lose them can also lead to a failure to antiapate IL¥iStical issues. Bookings by Course The table below shows the frequency and len8th of all courses delNered in 2024-25, as well as the total r¢umber of dele8ates that attended. Course Course No. Length Ioaysl Couises '0. 8ooked Days of Training Advanced ￿G Masterdass Childbirth Emergenues in the C(Nnmunity Comorbldtties G Masterclass Cultural Curloslty Cultural Curiosity.. Train the Tralners Enhanced Maternal Care Examlnatlon of the Newborn Governar)ce and Assurance Healthcare Incident Inve5ti8ation Human Fattors Implementlng Savin8 Babies. Lrves Implementing Saving Babies, Lfves Iultrasoundl Improving Quality and Safety: MNVP Informed Consent Le3rnln8 from Adverse Events Perinatal Mental Health Perlneal Repair Resilience. Re50urtefulnegs and Adaptsbilty 306 596 120 612 596 17 120 721 721 75 25 181 75 181 60 100 85 50 17 12 12 i¢J) 129 50 129 45 16 16 Baby Llfeline's ￿6 Mastercloss and Childbirth Emergen¢le5 In the Community contlnued to be the Tnost well attended in terms of number of booking5, Close￿ followed by the Advonced CTG Moste￿10￿ Both the 14ay and 2-day versions of the ￿G Mostercb55 Saw a small redurtlon in the number of bookfings. whereas Childbirth Emergencles In the Communitysaw an Increase. Demand for all these course5 remained relativetystsble, though there was perhaps a slight decrease related to the pre￿o￿$1Y mentioned uncertainty. Demand forDeveloplng Hun7anfvctors'Skllts has increased following y)me years of dedine. The new Inforniedconsentcourse has generated a lot of Interest. Baby Llfeline Trainin8 suc￿$ful￿ laun(hed three new courses in 2024-25 - Cultural Curiosity- Tmln the Truinets, Infvrmed Consent In Maternity Core and Improving Quality & Safety in YourMotemltyandNeonatulSetvke5.' Maternlty ond Neonotal Voices Portnershlps (MNVPS). All new Coufses were *etl received, with 99% ofdelegates rating the qualty of education as: 'good'113%1, 'very goc#J' (46%) ￿'eXcel￿n￿l4l%l. The Need for Funding The table below. which shows the bcK)kin8 trends by course5. demonstrates that the appetite for training is high. but funding remalns a persistently prohlblllve barrler. Demand Increased dramatically when funding was wldety available In 2017-18 and subsequentty fell away followln8 the end of the discreet fuThJing. Thls is a clear indication that trusts have identified tralnln8 as an essential eknent of their practice. but they are unable to provlde the ￿e1 requlred due to financial con5tralnts Course 2016- 2017- 2018- 2019- 2020- 17 18 20 2021_ 22 022- 23 2023- 24 2C)2L. Athanced cfG Masterdass 25S 259 102 367 Chlldbirth EMErger￿e5 In theCDmmuroty 72 1.155 815 675 737 437 596 Comorbldltks 78 98 120 crG Nts5tercla5S 758 lJ55 L470 L709 L￿4 767 721 crG.. TFakn the Leadu5 30 Ojltwal CurlDsbty 13 47 Cuknjral Curfoslty.. Troln theTralner5 25 DeVelopl￿'mUrnan F3£tors' SkH15 279 Enha￿ed MaterTr31 Care 417 59 252 Examlnatlon ofthe Ne￿rn 120 iio 18 Govemance and HeathLare I￿Ident IrNE51*3tlon 63 160 17 1mlementlrfsa￿n8 Bab￿. L￿$ 67 45 212 Implementlw Bobles, L14t5: Preterm Matte lrnpIefflentl￿ SaV1r￿ Babie< LW. Ultrasound 140 24 IMp￿￿1￿l￿a￿d Safety.. MNVP Informed Co[￿Tht 129 LeafnlwfromAdverse Events 178 171 PeAnatsl Mentsl Heahh 75 71 Prep3rfin& PTOtectlw and RepaIri￿the pe￿neUM Re￿lIen￿TraInIrgfor Matetwdty Hea￿l￿are ProfEssIo[￿lS 71 1.113 57 16 95 15 16 2.539 2.S64 LIFELINE Delegate Feedback- What Our Delegates Say About U5 The feedback data below relates to around 1,820 delegates that attended Baby Lifeline's training and completed the online evaluations between Jufy 2024 and June 2025. l. How doyoLt rate the overall quality of the eduotion offered by this day? 99% of delegates rated the quality of educatlon as 'GcoJ'. Very Goo(r. or'ExtellenY, and almost two thirds of delegates rated the quality as'ExcellenV. 32% 1% Poor S*isfartory Good VeryGood Ex£d￿nt 2. Did the course fulfil your learnlng objettive57 37% 39% 95% of delegates agreed that the Baby Llfellne stuity days had futfilled many or all of their learning objertives. "4% s(rA 47% 3. Will the day effectively influence your practice? 42% 97% of dele8ates ststed that they would at least conslder modifying or intsnded to modify189%1 their practice after Baby Lrfeline's study day5. BABY Delegate Confidence in Course Objectives Confidence in the t(NJrse oblectNes11.e. whèt the course aims to teath) is markedly improved post-course. 95% of delegates either'Agreed' or'StrDngty &greed' that they were confident in the course objectives post the country. Early in the conflitt. it was widely reported that matemlty units were belng bombed, and many women were forced to give blrth in underground shelter5. often without power, water. or other ne￿SsIt1es. The charity quickly established three priorities- l. Mobilise as qulckly as possible to provide aid to mother5. babies, and health professionals in Ukraine. 2. Focus on the areas of Ukraine that are most in need of equipment 3. Send the specffic equlpment that ha5 been requested. More details of the equipment can be found on the Baby tiFeline website. but it comprises 177 of Baby Lifeline's out- of-hospital birth bags, incubator5. baby warmers, a mobile C-arm. wound dressin85. hospital bed5, patient monitors, fetal monfcors, fetsl dopplers. and much more. istics The charity has worked with partners to develop robust procedures to ensurethat the right equipment is getting to the people and places that need tt most. As such, it ha5 been ab￿ to get equipment to harder-t￿reach areas of Ukr21ne. Including Kharklv. Dnipro, MykoEaiv, Sumy. Butha. Luhansl Oonetsk, and Zapcyizhzhia. The logistical procedures have ev0￿ed over time as the Situation on the ground has developed. Changes in the availablltty of certoin route5 and an everqncreasing network of contatts within Ukraine have allowed Baby Lifeline to increase the efficiency of its operations over time. The logistical process for transpcrting the equipment at the beginning of the campaign was as follows: l. Equipment is gathered in one of 8aby Lrfeline's warehouses in Cambridge or Edinburth and sent by a reliable major carrier to a tentre in Poland. 2. From there, the 8oods are transported under militsry escort across the border to the15ida ainic in Kylv, which is acting as the distribution hub in Ukraine. 3. Staff at the Isida Clinic log receipt of the gorAls and prepare them for Onwa￿ distribution, adding pharmaceu- ticals to the bags where necessary. 4. Ciwlian drivefs, mostly from local volunteerand tharitsble organisations. transport the Boods to the final desti- nations where formal documentstion is made. Since then. the charity ha5 made several changes to the process. Whilst Baby Lifeline bags may still be sent to the1SIDA dinic for distribution. it is no longer necessary to travel vta the intermediate warehouse in Poland. It15 also now p055ible for r)ther equipment to be sent direct￿ to its end destination-or at least doser. This redu￿5 the total time that the equipment is in transit. AddTti0naI￿. equipment is teing sent from more UK Locations - recently London, OxFord. Norwich. and Gloucestershire. The core team includes UK-based Ukrainian5 whospeak the local language and have strongtie5 to hospttals and ffledical networks in Ukraine. This has helped us to establFsh priorÉtses on the gr(yJnd and has enabled us to get lifesaving equipment into the hands of healthcare professionals. Adaptabilty. pe￿veranCe. and a sense of urgenLV have meant that we have managed to 5LFccessfulty distribute suppr￿5 and equipment where many large organisations have struggled. 17 BABY Im Baby Lifeline's Ukralne appeal has had a hugety positive impact on the hospitsls that have received equipment. There have been dozens of letters of gratitude with sUPPOrting photO8raphic and video e￿denCe. as well as specific requests for further assistance. It Is dtfficult to calculate the exart number of people that wll have benefrtted. but by way of example it is perhap5 helpful to examine a case stuthl looking at 88 Baby Lifeline bags fvnded by Jersey Overseas Ald. Case Stud . Jer Overseas Thanks to generou5 donations byJersey Overseas Ard. Baby Lrfeline was able to deliver 88 out-of-h05ptsI birth bags to around a dozen hospitsls and other organlsatlons in some of the hardest hit areas of Ukraine. The bag5 hove been tremendously well received by the midwives, doc￿5. paramedics, and military personnel who are already using them to help safely deliver babie5 in unimaginably drfFioJlt condition °80shtanko in the Mykolaw Oblo5t is afmntline town where the Ukminion heurt beuts tjnd despite everything, a new life is born. Recently. o teom of emergency dortors [delivered a boby] in an ombulonce. In toda￿$ reallties. emergency childbirth is increusingty becoming a common proctice not on e¥teptlon. Thot15 why the speciulistmutemity bogsfrom the British chority Baby Lrfeline, which volunteers hLTnded over tD the doctors of Boshtonko the doy before. ¢7re alreudy helping doctors t0prov￿e medicalossistance to women in lobour-even in extreme condition&" Post by ISIDA CliniG 2nd September 2022 The bags themsefves and many of the components I￿51de will lastforyears, and Baby knfeline ￿ offerlnB SLlPPOrt on how to re-stock any of slngle-use Items. Simply by being present at a birth the bags will improve the chances of the best pl￿sIble outcome for mother and baby. Not all of the components will be used for every birth, but in the event of an emergency the he8lthcafe professional wÈll have eNErything they need to help to safely deliver the baby. As the quutation above makes clear. such emergencies are unfortunatety becoming more common due to the traglc circumstances of the war. The area5 in which we chose to locus the aid- Mykolaiv Oblast Kharkiv OblasL and Dnipropetrovsk Obla5t- have a combined population of over 6.5 million people. and though precise figures are not available, it is likely that there wlll be in the region of S0,OCQ births per year. The fiequenry of use of the bags will vary by region and by overall drcUMstan￿$. but a conservatNe estimate of a bag being used on average every 2 weeks would mean that the 88 bags would be able to assist in almost 2.3Th) delNeries per year. 2024-25 In 2024-25, 8aby Lifeline delNered ald to Ukraine valued at over £1.85 million. a slBnlficant increase from the £1.40 million provided in the previous year and £1.39 million in 2022-23. The aid included thousands of high-quality wound dresslngs, hospitsl beds and mattresses. additional out-ofthospital birth bags, get)eral medical equipment. and, m05t recently* an advanced sUr￿Cal imaging system. To date Ba Lifeline has sent £5.4 million worth of aid to Ukraine Research and Development Mind the Gap Baby Lifeline continued to promote and disseminate the finding5 of the thir(l iteration of the highly respected Mind the Gap report (published November 20211, which explored what training looked like for the maternity SeNi￿S workfor durln8 the COlllLi19 pandemic. It examined howtraining was prioritised. attended, delivered, and assessed during the 2020121 financial year, ènd looked at how much money was spent on traini￿ arid where gops exist in topics relatlng to avoidable hami and death& The charity also undertook some detailed sutpanalyses based on the information gathered as part ofthe Mind the Gop process. This included providing NHS trLFSts with their own organisation-level reports so that they could accurate benchmark their own performance on maternity training. The reporfs findirtrgs and recommendations remain a5 important now as they were atthe time of publication and spreading the messa8es of the report are 3 vital part of Baby Lifeline's work. Planning is well under way for the next iteration of Mind the Gop and the charity 15 tTh)king to work with unFversity partners to add an examination and a￿a￿ts of dinthl outtome5 to the audit work In brlef. the m051 recent reporfs findings and recommeftdations were as follows: LIRGENT SUPPORT IS NEEDED TO REfAIN SKILLED PROFESSIONAIS IN MATERNITY stsffin& venues. and sufficient resour￿ remain a significant bartierto prcfyryding and attendingtraining on the frontline. There needs to be a signrftcant increase in funding to allow professionals to develop and maintaln skllls and retain staff within maternty. Thls hjnding needs to property support the expanslon of the maternity workforce, attendance and batkftll on Prof￿Onal developmenttrainin& suitable IT facilitie5 and equipment. and venues. THE PANDEMIC HAS CREATED MORE BARRIERS. AND TRAINING HAS SUFFERED Training provlslon has decreased from 2017118. and there more barrie￿ to pYo¥lding and attending tralnFnB. The bi88est barrter identrfled was the COVID-19 pandemic As materntty seNces rnove tovfdfd a more blended approach of online and fa￿-tO-faCe trainin& It b important that traini￿ is developed to faulitate diScu￿on$ aThJ inte￿i￿e lèarnin& eSperial￿ in a multI-profes￿0na[ envirorbment. TRAINING RELATING TO AVOIDABLE DEATHS AND HARM WAS PATCHY Training elements of national Initia￿ to improbE safety and save Ihves were rlot W￿je￿ implernented. There were slgnificant 8aps idethtth￿ in the prov65ion of trainirg e￿ments withFn guidance. suth a5 the Savin8 Bables. Uves Care Bundle and the Maternity In￿ntfve Scheme. Thereshotsld bea nationallyagreed spttiftatFon of ongoi￿traInIngcornpetenc4eSf0rall staff. founded rffi eVIden￿-baSed best practlce. theme5 in avoidable harn). and clinical data. Compliance wtth training competenaes should be externally validated re￿onal￿ or by a naiional b￿, and aclionstaken to support any barriers Identlfled. 19 THE NEEDS OF LOCAL POPULATIONS MUST BE CONSIDERED WITHIN TRAINING TO TACKLE INEQUITY AND INEQUALITY There are tralning gaps for risk fknthat 1rfflUer￿e health irequal¢t*s and local population need5 were not COn￿dered by l in 4 organisations when determ1nin8tratn1￿ prbJrÉttres. MaternityserYKesshould use lool population datato determine clinical and social rlskfactors and deterrninants of health, whlch shovld then guldetheirtrdining prK)ritie& Ewdence-based tralnln8 should be co-producedwith familyvolces gTOUP5. both local and national to keep serylce ¢JseTS atthe heart of wnprovrythe care. DATA COLLECTED AND STORED ON MATERNITY TRAINING VARIES Inf￿matIOn Fwovlded by organisatiDll5 regardang traintn8 was not Con￿Stent In its detail, and many organ￿atIonS could not give us infotmation on budgets for tr￿nIn& The time taken ￿ complete the Survey varied wldely, wlth some acce551ng Informatlon more easi￿ than others. There should be a nationally agreed method of monrtorine trainin& and aft auditing 5yStern developed to support profes- slonals on the frontline to collect and utilise the data ea￿￿. Thos Is pa￿UlarlY important if the training relates to natlonal safety InitiatNes designed to save I￿e5 and reduce ham). aThJ wlll enable 3 meaningful analysis of the Impact of certatn inf(iative Other Research In addltlon to its own research projects. Baby Lrfeline also contrlbutes to a wide range of ctrproduced research pr( jects in the UK. The scope of the projects is inuedibly varied. but all of them have the main focus of improving mater- nity care. Some examples of recent projects are." Unwersty of Oxford- NPEU DREaMED Study IDefinin& Recognising and Escalatln8 Matemal Early Deterioration) o MBRRACE Lay Summary Writing Group- Maternal The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit {NPEUI Patient and Public Involvement Network Unwersity of WaThlck Commuriity-based care for those who have had a stillborft baby or a second trimester Ioss o A Partiapatory approach to iMpro￿n£ maternity experience for Black, African. Caribbean, and mlxed- Black familles in Coventry and Warwickshire Kin￿5 College London o BESt study IBirth Experien￿ Stutyl Imperial College Londt Sono-Breech Study o Baby Lifeline Training Evaluation Unlverslty of Manchester Maternity Investigations and ReviewT¢xJ15 process evaluation {MATREPI BABY LIFELINE Trustees, responsibilities statement Director and Trustees Responsibilities in Relation to the Financial Statements The trustees, who are also direttors of Baby Lifeline Limited for the Purposes of ccmnpany law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees. Report and the financral statements in accordan￿ with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Stsndards Iunited Kingdom GeneraltyAccepted AcC￿Jnting prattl￿). Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fairview of the state of affairs of the charr(able company and of the incoming resoLFrces and application of resources, including the income and expenditure. for that peric#l. In preparine these finarKial statements, the trustees are required to: SElett suitable accounting policies and then applythem consistent￿. Observe the methc*Js and prinuples in the CharÉties Statement of RecLKnmended Prartice SORP,. Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,. Prepare the financial statements on the Boing con￿rn basis unless it is inappropriate to presume thatthe thar- itsble company will continue in operation. The tntstees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charl￿S transactions and disclose with reasonable accurary at any time the finanaal posttion of the charity and enable them to ensure that the flnancial Statements cornp￿ wÉth the Companies Att 2¢X16. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charlty and hence for taknng reasonable steps for the prevention and detertion of fraud and other irregularities. Auditor Each of the persons who Is a trustee at the date of apprcryal of this report confirms that.. So far as they are aV￿re. there is no refevant aLKlit infomiatlon of vthich the chari￿5 auditor is uriaware,. and They have taken all steps that they ought to have taken as a trustee to make themsefves aware of any relevant audit information and to estsblish thatthe charl￿5 auditor is aware of that Information. Srnall company provisions This report has been prepared in accordance with the provistons applicable to companie5 entitled to the small companies exemption. The trustee5' annual rewrtwas approved on 17 June 2026 and 5Égned on behalf of the board of trustees by: Mr Bar ohn Jerv Chalr. Baby Ine 21 BABY LIFELINE LIMrrED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BABY LIFELINE LIMITED YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025 Opinion We have audited the Group financial statements of Baby Lifeline LimiEed (the 'charity') for the year ended June2025 which COTnprÉ5e the consolidated statement of financial activities (including incotne and expenditure account). corL￿lIdated statement of financial position, statement of cash flows and the related notes, indudins a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial repotting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accountin8 Standard5, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). In our opinion the Group finanaal statements: give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affair5 at 30 June 2025 and of its incoming resources arLd application of resoum. including its incoEne and expenditure, for the year then ended,. have b￿n properly prepared in accordan￿ with United Kingdom Ge[￿rallY AC￿pted Accountin8 practi￿,. have beeTh prepared in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Companies Ad 2(MK>. Basis for opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing IUKI (ISAS (UK)) and applicable law. Our resporLsibilities under those standard5 are further described in the auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the group financial statements section of our Teport. We are Éndependent of the charity in accotdance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the Group financial statements in the UK. including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, atid we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit eviden￿ we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Conclusions relating to soins concern ITh auditing the Group financial statements. we have concluded that the trustees. use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the Group financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have perfonned, we have not identified any material Un￿rtaintieS relating to events or conditions that. indAvidually or colledively. ll￿y cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue a5 a 80in8 concern for a periiMI of at least twelve months from when the Group financial statements are authorisLd for issue. Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to soing concern are described in the relevant Sections of this report. Other information The other infonnation comprises the infonrLation included in the annual reporL other than the Group financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The trustee5 are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the Group financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise expliatly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. BABY LIFELINE LIMITED COMPANY LIMrrED BY GUARANTEE INDEPENDENT AUDITORIS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BABY LIFELINE LIMITED frthitmwed) YEAR ENDED 30 NUNE 2025 Other information (Contittud) In connection with our audit of the Group financial statements. our respo[￿Ibility 15 to read the other information and. in doing so. consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the Group fitwicial statements or our knowledse obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material Tlli&8tatements, we are required to deterniine whether there is a tnaterial mi&statement in the Group financial statements or a material mi&statement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other informatÈoTh we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. Opinions on other nutters prescribed by the Companies Act 2(X)6 In our opinioffj based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: the information given in the trustees. report for the financial year for which the Group financial statements are PTepared is cornsistent with the Group financtal statements,. and the trust￿. report has been prepared in accordan￿ with applicable legal requirements. Mattets on which we are required io report by exceplion In the light of the knowledge and understandins of the charity and its environment obtsined in the course of the audÈt, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees. report. We have nothin8 to report in respect of the followin8 matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2[￿ requires us to report to you if. in our opinio adequate accounting records have not been kept. or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us: or the Group financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or certain disclosures of trustees. remuneration specified by law are not made,. or we have not received all the infOrn￿tion and explaThatiotLS we require for our audit; OT the trustee5 were not entitled to prepare the Group financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies, exemptions in preparing the directors. report and from the requirelnent to prepare a strategic report. Responsibilities of trustees As explained more ftdly in the trustees. resporLsibilities statement. the tTh￿tee5 (who are also the dirertors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the Group financial statements and for beins satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to elwble the preparation of Group financial statements that are free from material miss1aten￿nt, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the Group financial statements, the tr￿Stee5 are responsible for assessing the charity's abitity to continue as a goins concern, disclosin& as applicable, matiers related to goins concern and usins the going cOn￿rn basis of accounting unle&s the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operation5. or have no realistic alternative but to do so. BABY LIFELINE LIMrrED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANfEE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BABY LIFELINE LIMITED (coMtTA4rd YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025 Auditoes responsibilities for the audit of the group financial statements Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assuran￿ about whether the Group financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement. whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that Andude5 our opinion. Reasonable a&surance is a high level of assuran￿, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAS (UK) wilE always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Mi&statements can arise from fraud or error and are conbidered material if, individually or in the awegate, they could reasonably be experted to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these Croup financial statements. Irregularities, includin8 fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We desisn procedures in line with our responsibilities, oudined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The exteTht to which our procedures are capable of detectiThg irregulatities. including fraud 15 detailed below. Identifying and assessing potential risks related to irresularities In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatements in respert of irregularities. includin8 fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations. we considered the followin8: The n￿tL￿e of the industry, the control envlrorunent aThd the btssines5 Ferformance" Results from enquiries with management," Results from an identification and evaluatioTh of whether the entity are complying with laws and ￿gUlations and whether management were aware of any non-complia[￿. The intenmi controls established to mitigate the risk of fraud or non-complian￿ with laws and r￿Ulations. As a result of t&tin& we considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud, including areas where manasement exercise significant judgement. Such items were tested, as well as specific pr￿edUreS relating to the risk of management oveTride. Audit response lo the risks identified In addition to the above procedures. we also induded the followAng: Enquiring OE manasement regarding any potential litigation or clatms. Performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual trends which may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud; Reading minutes of meetings held by those charged with governance: Testing the appropriaten￿ of journal ￿trIeS and assessing whether they are indications management override. As part of an audit in accordance with ISAS (UK), we exerctse profe&sional judgment and makntaiTh profe&sionai s￿pti¢l$rn throughout the audit. We also.. Identify and assess the rtsks of material misstatement of the Group financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, desisn and perforni audit Pr￿edureS responsive to those risks, and obtain audit ￿idence that ts sufficient and approprlate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement ￿SuItIng from fraud is higher than for Or￿ resultins from error. as fraud may involve Collusio￿ forgery, intentional omlssions. misrepresentations, or the override of iThten￿ control. Obtain an understandins of internal control relevant lo the audit in order to desisn audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumsLances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the internal control. 24 BABY LIFELINE LIMrrED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE INDEPENDEiYf AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BABY LIFELINE LIMITED YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025 Audit response to the risks identified (contiMwtA) Evaluate the appropriatenes5 of accountins policies used and the reasonablene&s of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the trustees. Conclude on the appropriatene&8 of the trustees. use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained. whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast sisnificant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going o)ncern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are quired to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the Group financial statements or. Af such disclosures are inadequate. to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit eviden￿ obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However. future events or conditions may cause the charity to cease to continue as a going concern. Evaluate the overall presentatioffj structure and content of the Group financial sfatements, including the disclosur￿. and whether the Group financial statements represent the underlying tra1￿&£horLg and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation. We con￿uniCate with those charged with governance regardin& amons other matters, the planned scope and ¢itning of the audit and significant audit findings, including any signifAcant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit. Use of our report This report is made solely to the charity's membe￿, as a b(Kly, in accordan￿ with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 20C6. Our audAt work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charlty's members those ￿￿tter$ we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent perniitted by law, we do not accept or assLune responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's mernbers as a body, for our audit work, for this report. or for the opiniotLS we have formed. Richard David Coton FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of Lansard tifford Hall Litnited Accountants & Statutory Auditor Lifford Hall, Lifford Lane. Kinss Norton, Birmingham. ￿ 3JN 17 June 2026 25 BABY LIFELINE LIMrrED CONSOLIDATED sfATEMENf OF FINANCIAL AC￿V[TIEs IINCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDrruRE ACCOUND Income and endowments Donations and legacies Charitable activities 5 W￿1 I549￿ 1,751.676 30258 78￿5 6,2 i￿6.051 Expenditute Expenditure on charktable athibes 8? 2535.917 I￿.917 IN7,746 2￿35￿7 IM/,746 NetexpenditUTe 053Jhi) U53m) (51.695) Net movement In fund8 y)ffii) (51,695) Reconci]1￿10￿ of hmds Total funds bmught forward 153AV Is6￿17 ￿￿￿r2 156,607 BABY LIFELINE LIMrrED CONSOLIDATED sfATEMENf OF FINANCIAL POSTfioN Tangible fixed a&8ets 14 Debtors 47.9&1 63J46 193A89 Creditors: amountsEaUing due within one year 16 19ZOIO Total assets less curmit ]iabiJitse 155AV Net assets 156H)7 Funds 0£ the charity 3y6 153,6(r7 Total dwity fiuttb 18 156fj07 These Group financial ststernents w￿e approved by the Erfmrd of truststs and authorised for issue on 17 June 2tr26 and are si￿d of ix)a￿ by: Trustee CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 2024 Net eXp￿li￿re 5Wi) (5L695) Adjuslmrntsfv. Depreciation of tan8ible fixed assets (3 (6J)} (36321) Chomges in.. Trade and other debto Trade and other CTedito 63 I23￿0} 16,122 17A86) (50A34) (124988) Tnterestreceived 62 {47W6) 018.698) (952) (952) Net decrea8e In cash and cash equivala Ca6h and caBh eqpivalffits at beginni￿ of year Cosh and cash equivalents at end oEyear {47W6) (119fj50) 193A89 313,139 146AW3 I￿A89 BABY LIFELINE LIMITED NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL sfATEMENrs The charity is a Pllb￿ i￿*fit entity and a private C￿Y limitrd by guaran1￿. resistered in Engl￿a and Wales and a re￿stered cknity in England atd Wale& The address of the Finand Reporting stand￿ applicable in the ifK and the Repub]ic of Jreland,, the accordartt with the Fin￿la￿ Reporting Statthrd applicable in the UK and Republic 0£ treland (FRS Ilf2) (Charities ￿RP IFRS 102)) and the CompaJ)ies Aet 21MJ6. Attounlinspojicieg the charity is reasonably quantifRable and They a￿ valued by the trt￿ at the amount the C1￿1ty wovm have ￿E[Tr8 to pay for tbe servicrs or the facilities on the The Group finan(a￿ statements have twi prepared on the Fnstorical c05t basis. as nK)dified by the revaluation of eertain financial assets and IFabilities and investment proi)erties the ￿tity. Going concern Judsements and key Bourees of estimthon uncerknty Fund a¢ci>uAtin8 Restri￿ funds are sulryected to restrietions on their eXP￿IdIt(￿ declaxed by the donor or has P￿Sed to the charity; At is probable that the economic I￿efits a$￿cIated with the transaction flow tr) the charity aThl the ajnourt can ￿liab￿ measU￿d. The following speolAC poJicie5 are applied to particu]arotegorie8 of ir*omw. the ￿ receipt is probable aTKI its amountcan ￿ Measu￿ ￿lIablY. legacy income is TWi￿d when r￿elpt is probable and entitlementis establithed. income from donated 8oods is at the fair value of the goods urLless this is reqUIr￿t for At to ￿ spent on a particular Puryx￿ and retllrn￿ if unswi¢ An wbich includes any VAT wkuth eanMt fully recover&t and is c]￿lfied under l￿dIng$ d the statement of financi￿ ￿liVItieS towhichit re]ates: non-charitable tradingactivitie8 and the5ale of donated giKKts. expenditure on clwitable acttyities iTdudes all casts incUtt￿ by a dwity in undertaking aciivities that further its chaTitable aims frff the t￿￿fit of its EEneficiaries, apportioned to clTrarAtable athitie the th&ity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activitie& BABY LIFELINE LIMITED Operatin8 leases Rentals applicable to operdting leasts a￿ char8&1 to the over the period in which the TanyTrle assds Depreaatiffl is provided on all tan￿le ftxed at rates calculated to wiite off the c(xst or Valuatio￿ less estinTrt&l residual value. of each asset eV0￿Y over its expLrted useful life, or lease peEi(Kl ifshorter. as follm equipmt4 yea Depttciation is Calculated so as kn wrik off the cost or valuation of an asse¥ less its residual 25% straight line Impatrment OE fjxed a A review for indicators of IllFair￿ is out at each reporting daty with the For the PUr￿seS of impalrn￿t testÉn& whth it is rnt Fwsible to e￿iMate the recoverable alr￿￿t of an indiFLdual a&se¢ an esbmate is made of the Tr*overable anwunt of the cash. identifiable 8roup of as*ts that ]￿ludeS the asset and generates cash int10￿ that lar8ely company aftw a￿lletingall of its liabl￿tres. Defined contributlon plam The Ch￿l￿ble company 01￿ a defi￿d contribution thme. Conthitions yable to the charitable company's pU￿10n ￿eme are ckn8ed to the statery￿t of BABY LIFEL￿E LIMrrED COMPANY LIMrfED BY GUARANTEE N(yfES TO THE GROUP FINANCL4L STATEMENfs ICKX>457). The memkn of the company are the Directh. In the event of the charity Eeing Donatlon6 and legacie8 2024 DonationB 24,932 ¥932 127.T25 127,725 I,T￿ U77,T27 W14f2 iA3U72 .n8 zw,n8 1772 I77￿6 16.183 1£123 FuThdTaising Events 3495N) Z319¥4) L751.676 1,751,676 Ch￿l￿ble adivities Funds Fund5 2024 Soles of gLN)ds. MedicAt 30258 ￿%￿8 78AS5 Inve81ment hwon Funds Bank interest receivable 62 & Expendlture on dwitable attl￿tieS by £uod type Funds 181J74 IS4￿3 Supwt costs IW,917 1535,917 BABY LIFELINE LIMrrED Funds 1,723,Tr) 19A40 L743,190 IW56 SupFM)rt casts 19A40 I￿7,746 3815/4 15£5LI Z535,917 1,W/,746 chaTitable 54rn 19.166 18.017 19J66 18A117 io, General office 1,427 57.148 57,148 11. Net expenditure 2(r24 Operating le&8e renta]s L114 745 67h50 93WJ 1077.727 L495m8 6518 L502 Gifts in kind Auditors, reEnuneration Auditors, remuneration fornon•uditwork BABY LIFELINE LIMfrED 21f24 lJ21 lJ21 5£ 697 average head count of employees tk year was 2 (2024: 21 Tr &verase number of No employee zeceived eniplo￿ l￿fits ofnwe than fAIAUI duling the year (2024&. Nil). pensi0ncontn￿utitsns d £1321 PQ24: £1321). % of Mrs J E A tedgee5 satsry has beenzthr8ed kn atM)thercomp#ny duTin8 they￿. A totsl of £A26 thil) i*experLses were daimed witrlln the yearby J E A l￿dger. ItL Tanstble Exeda88ets Atl J#ly %r24 #lld￿1 June Depreciation At l July 2024 At ￿ June2￿ In9 At 30 June 2025 At ￿ June XQ4 i￿0 BABY LIFELINE LIMrrED NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Trade debto 26*62 1 so￿Tr 47.983 Trade creditors 14J 150SK Is￿2 IL959 8524 76,616 ial secwyty and other taxes 14950 Defined contribution p]an8 contribution planswas £l?21 {J)2Q. £lJ21). l& Analysis 0£ charftlable fund8 At l ]vJy 2IY24 ITKome Expenditu￿ Transfers ￿ June 21YZ5 153fAr/ 2￿2￿ (￿,￿7) At At 175W2 I￿.￿51 lo￿20 153,( 18. Analy8ig of chazitable hmd8(mxt At l Juty 11￿The Exp￿dituTe Transfets 30 June 2025 ISA (3AXM)) At At l July %Y23 trnirne Ex&￿ItuTe Transfers 30 June 2￿24 tSA (19A40) OJ20) appeal (19.440) 0￿20) Fund5 Tangible fixed assets 1510 1%156 io 1gL156 120) 3546 Funds Funds 2024 Tangible fixed assets 256A35 530) 3MKI 156.(A)7 (io 153A)7 Net assets 211 Analysis oEchan8eJ in net debt At l Jui 2024 Cash flows 30 Jwi 2LY25 Cash at bank and inhand iY3A89 {473%) i46￿3 NOTLS TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (cvatinv follows: 21T24 Not lata than l year tater than l year and not later than 5 years I￿￿ than5 years 30 4320 29J44 I8￿70 19.920 49264