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
Contact
- Phone
- 07826067801
- [email protected]
- Website
achingarms.co.uk
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
Areas of operation
- Country
- Northern Ireland, Scotland
- Region
- Throughout England And Wales
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Sundeep Kaur (Chair) | Feb. 17, 2018 |
| Andrew Morris | Aug. 20, 2024 |
| Donna Dunn | March 26, 2022 |
| Melissa Barclay | Feb. 17, 2018 |
| Rachel Williams | April 21, 2026 |
| Steve Perry | April 21, 2026 |
Nearby
- The Community Charity Fund for Brentwood 0.2 mi
- Brentwood Baptist Church 0.2 mi
- Neurobetter 0.2 mi
- Brave Parents 0.2 mi
- Warley, University Of The Third Age 0.2 mi