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Aching Arms

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1153296
Status
Registered
Registered
Aug. 8, 2013
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
33 Victoria Road
Warley
Brentwood
Essex
CM14 5DR

Activities

Aching Arms provides comfort teddy bears to parents whose baby has died during pregnancy, birth or infancy. They gift bears to parents via maternity health professionals and befriending groups in the UK. The bears are used to discuss support available to parents. The charity also leads awareness training for health professionals and hosts a telephone befriending service for bereaved parents.

Objects: The Objects Of The CIO Are To:-(1)Promote And Protect The Health (Including, But Not Limited To, The Mental Health And Well-Being) Of Parents, Their Families And Friends When A Baby Dies In Utero, At Birth Or Soon After Birth ("Baby Loss");(2)advance Education About The Experience Of Baby Loss Particularly, But Not Exclusively, Amongst Healthcare Professionals; And(3)support And Promote Research Into Baby Loss And The Methods Of Alleviating Suffering Arising From Baby Loss And To Disseminate The Results Of Such Research.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who
Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Country
Northern Ireland, Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2025 £561,511 £571,262 £158,794 12
July 31, 2024 £299,478 £394,384 - -
July 31, 2023 £293,585 £278,395 - -
July 31, 2022 £270,364 £213,317 - -
Aug. 8, 2021 £178,933 £126,450 - -
Aug. 8, 2020 £172,679 £109,458 - -

Trustees

Name Appointed
Donna Dunn (Chair) March 26, 2022
Andrew Morris Aug. 20, 2024
Melissa Barclay Feb. 17, 2018
Rachel Williams April 21, 2026
Steve Perry April 21, 2026
Sundeep Kaur Feb. 17, 2018