# GLOUCESTERSHIRE BREASTFEEDING SUPPORTERS' NETWORK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1121337
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 22, 2007
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1121337


## Contact

- **Address:** 125 Summer Street, Stroud, Gloucestershire
- **Postcode:** GL5 1PQ
- **Phone:** 07813797227
- **Email:** info@gbsn.org.uk
- **Website:** https://gbsn.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OF MOTHERS AND CHILDREN THROUGH EDUCATION OF THE TECHNIQUES OF AND THE PROVISION OF TRAINING REGARDING BREASTFEEDING IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RAISING THE AWARENESS OF THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF BREAST FEEDING.1 BY THE PROVISION OF PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO BREASTFEEDING WOMEN AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG VOLUNTEERS BY THE PROVISION OF RELEVANT TRAINING.2 BY ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND ESPECIALLY THOSE CONCERNED WITH THE CARE OF CHILDREN ON THE HEALTH BENEFITS BOTH IMMEDIATE AND LONG TERM OF BREASTFEEDING.3 BY THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF PEER SUPPORT GROUPS.4 BY THE PROVISION OF A RESOURCE BODY CO-OPERATING WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.

**Activities:** Provision of breastfeeding support groups throughout Gloucestershire.

**Area of benefit:** GLOUCESTERSHIRE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Gloucestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | £46309 | £21850 | — | — |
| May 31, 2024 | £33531 | £21956 | — | — |
| May 31, 2023 | £11165 | £20872 | — | — |
| May 31, 2022 | £18863 | £37377 | — | — |
| May 31, 2021 | £39988 | £23692 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Kirstie MacLaren Clarke** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 11, 2019
- Dr Nicola Lindsay Wilson — appointed Dec. 11, 2018
- Kate Joy Martin — appointed Nov. 20, 2022
- Nikki Bradley
- Rebecca Chloe Hooper — appointed Feb. 11, 2019