# ACHING ARMS

## Details

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


## Contact

- **Address:** 33 Victoria Road, Warley, BRENTWOOD, Essex
- **Postcode:** CM14 5DR
- **Phone:** 07826067801
- **Email:** Info@achingarms.co.uk
- **Website:** www.achingarms.co.uk



## Activities

**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.

**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.




## 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

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2024 | £299478 | £394384 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £293585 | £278395 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £270364 | £213317 | — | — |
| Aug. 8, 2021 | £178933 | £126450 | — | — |
| Aug. 8, 2020 | £172679 | £109458 | — | — |



## Trustees

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