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Charity number: 1158765

BRAZELTON CENTRE UK CIO

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TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025

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The Brazelton Centre UK CIO

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REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1158765
Trustee Annual Report and Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 October 2025
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International NBAS/NBO Trainer’s Conference Boston 2025

Contents of the Trustee Annual Report and Financial Statements

Table of Contents

REPORT FROM THE CHAIR	3
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT	4
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES	5
OURACTIVITIES ANDOBJECTIVES	6
ACTIVITIES FOR ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES	6
REVIEW OFACTIVITIES	7
EVALUATING OURCHARITY’SIMPACT	11
PLANS FOR 2024/2025	12
SERVICES	12
FINANCIAL REVIEW	13

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The Trustees present their report with the independently examined financial statements of the Brazelton Centre UK CIO for the year ended 31 October 2025. The charity was founded in 1997, established as a registered charity in 2001, and became a CIO in 2014. From 1 June 2015 the Brazelton Centre UK CIO took over the operations of The Brazelton Centre in Great Britain. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities' issued in March 2019. This report covers the activities of Brazelton Centre UK CIO for the period from 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2025.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

The Brazelton Centre UK is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.

Registered charity number: 1158765

Country of registration: England & Wales

Address: 66 Devonshire Road, Cambridge CB1 2BL

Trustees:

Dr Susan Pawlby (Chair) Dr Maggie Redshaw Matthew McFeeley Dr Maddalena Miele Catherine Kolajo Dr Sarah Lloyd‐Fox

Patrons:

Professor Susan Broster Professor Topun Austin

Senior Staff:

Inge Nickell

Independent Examiner:

CROWE U.K. LLP Black Country House, Rounds Green Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 2DG

Bankers:

Barclays Bank 9‐11 St Andrew’s Street, Cambridge CB2 3AA

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REPORT FROM THE CHAIR

2024/5 has been another exciting year as we have continued to make progress with the Brazelton Centre UK’s Strategic Business Plan, 2022‐2025: With One Voice: How Babies Around the World Bring Us Together.

We continue to offer both Newborn Behavioural Observations (NBO) and Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale (NBAS) training courses on‐line and face‐to‐face. From November 2024 to October 2025, we ran 55 NBO courses and 5 NBAS courses, training 1023 individuals working with parents and their newborns in the NBO and NBAS. In line with our charitable status we have offered a number of bursaries both to professionals in the UK and to those working in Low and Middle‐Income Countries (LMICs). In addition I have accompanied our Director on 2 occasions to Harare, Zimbabwe, one to carry out NBAS training with health professionals working with parents and newborn babies and the second to attend the International Conference on Maternal Mental Health in Africa (ICAMMHA), where we ensured that the baby’s voice was not lost. Our Director also visited Cairo, Egypt to train health professionals in the NBAS.

Both the NBO and the NBAS have continued to be recognised as evidence of good practice for professionals working with babies and parents by the Governments in Scotland and in England, as well as by UNICEF UK. The current Labour Government has expressed a strong, ongoing commitment to the principles of the 1001 Critical Days (from conception to age two) as part of its "Opportunity Mission" to improve early childhood development and reduce inequalities and aligning with the goals of the All‐Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for 1001 Critical Days.

Trainers, staff and trustees have all contributed to spreading the word about the work of the BCUK, by presenting at conferences both in person and on‐line. The staff of the Brazelton Centre UK and our team of trainers remain wonderfully passionate and committed. Under our Director’s leadership and with an increase in our social media and visibility, the Centre continues to widen its network across the UK. We had an extremely successful Baby Communication week in June – ‘Born to Connect’ where a video series was developed for Parents: ‘Born Ready’ in collaboration with Dr Sarah Lloyd‐Fox, one of our Trustees, along with free webinars to share knowledge and experience using the NBO and NBAS in practice and research. In September 2025, Boston International NBAS and NBO trainers’ meeting was attended by seven trainers and two staff. This international workshop brought together clinicians and researchers to explore the use of the Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO) and Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) approaches across settings worldwide.

We welcome Professor Sue Broster as a new Patron. Dr Sue Broster is the chief medical officer at Cambridge University Hospital and a consultant neonatologist. The Board of Trustees currently has 5 members and we look forward to recruiting a new trustee. Each trustee takes on special responsibilities according to their professional background and I should like to thank them all for their dedication and commitment to the Brazelton Centre.

Signed on behalf of the Trustees

Susan Pawlby, Chair of Trustees. Date:

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation governed by a Trust Deed whose objective is: "To promote the better care and upbringing of infants for the public benefit by developing and disseminating knowledge of baby behaviour and early parent‐baby relationships."

The Brazelton Centre UK is a registered CIO (Charitable Independent Organisation), founded in 1997, established as a charity in 2001 and as a CIO in 2014. The charity is now governed by its constitution of 3 October 2014, amended on 18 April 2018 following a review by the board of Trustees.

The Trustees review the aims, objectives and activities of the charity each year. The report looks at what the charity has achieved and the outcomes of its work for the 12 months ending 31 October 2025. The Trustees report the success of each key activity and the benefits the charity has brought to those groups of people that it is set up to help. The review also helps the Trustees ensure the charity aims, objectives and activities remain focused on its stated purposes.

Method of appointment or Election of Trustees

The management of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustees, who are elected and co‐opted under the terms of the Trust Deed. All Trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity. Trustees will usually serve for a term of three years and may be re‐appointed for subsequent terms.

Organisational structure

The Charity is run by a board of Trustees. The day‐to‐day running of the charity is devolved to the Director, assisted by a team of staff and self‐employed trainers.

Inge Nickell, Director Tiffany Kerr, Training Manager Kim Benn, Training Course Evaluator Sarah Lam, Communications Manager Isabel Villena, Office Assistant Samita Patkar, Operations Manager Joana Taylor Tavares, Research & Development Manager

The charity benefits from the assistance of Master Trainer, Dr Betty Hutchon and support from Professor Kevin Nugent and Dr Lise Johnson at the Brazelton Institute in Boston.

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Dr T Berry Brazelton (10[th] May 1918 – 13[th] March 2018)

Our charity’s work was inspired by the work of the outstanding paediatrician, Dr T Berry Brazelton.

Dr Brazelton’s pioneering work carved the way for a deeper understanding of baby behaviour in the field of paediatrics and caused a paradigm‐shift in how newborn babies are perceived. His ground‐breaking research led to new insights, meaning that babies are now regarded as unique individuals who are able to communicate from birth.

After decades of research, Dr Brazelton and colleagues developed the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale (NBAS) which is now widely used to assess a new baby’s responses to stimuli, such as turning their head toward a voice or following a ball with their eyes. Through using the NBAS, a practitioner can look at a wide range of behaviours and at the end of the assessment develop a behavioural "portrait" of the baby's strengths, adaptive responses and possible vulnerabilities.

We are greatly indebted to the work of the late Dr T Berry Brazelton and are very inspired by his approach. At the Brazelton Centre UK, we are committed to ensuring Dr Brazelton’s legacy lives on and that we continue to improve the lives of newborn babies and their families for years to come.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Public Benefit

The Brazelton Centre UK exists to benefit families of newborn babies. It does this through the provision of training courses in baby behaviour and communication to health professionals. The charity aims to promote healthy parent‐baby relationships through an understanding of baby behaviour. Our original Trust document and CIO constitution sets out our objective: To promote the better care and upbringing of infants for the public

benefit by developing and disseminating knowledge of baby behaviour and early parent‐baby relationships. The courses we provide are the Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale (NBAS, 1973) developed by the late Dr T Berry Brazelton, Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics, Harvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital, and Professor J. Kevin Nugent, and the Newborn Behavioural Observations (NBO, 2007) developed by Professor Nugent and colleagues.

Our direct beneficiaries are health professionals with an interest in child development and perinatal mental health, such as health visitors, neonatal nurses, midwives, psychologists, doctors and researchers. Our indirect beneficiaries are the thousands of people they support as change‐makers, families of newborn babies who become better able to understand their baby’s behaviour and communication.

In setting our objectives and planning our activities the Trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit. Our policy is to work closely with health professionals who work with babies and parents, in order to provide parents with support in understanding newborn behaviour and thereby support the healthy development of early parent‐baby relationships. Parents also make contact with the charity and may be referred to a trained NBAS or NBO practitioner in their area.

The Trustees are therefore satisfied that the Brazelton Centre UK ensures its work is in the public benefit.

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Our Activities and Objectives

Our vision is of a world where newborn babies are listened to and understood by their families, enabling strong relationships and healthy lives. The mission statement for the Brazelton Centre UK, is to give newborn babies a voice by supporting parents in understanding their unique communication.

The NBAS was recommended in the Healthy Child Programme (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/healthy‐child‐programme‐pregnancy‐and‐the‐first‐5‐years‐of‐life, 2009) as an intervention in the newborn period. The NBAS is also recommended in the Flying Start Programme (https://www.gov.wales/flying‐start‐programme, 2024) by the Welsh Assembly and the Scottish Heads Up Programme (https://www.nhsggc.scot/your‐health/heads‐up‐mental‐health‐support/). The principles of collaborative working with parents and their babies in the transition to parenthood are laid out in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Guidelines for Antenatal and Postnatal Mental Health (2016, www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg192) Maternity Matters (2007, https://dera.ioe.ac.uk/id/eprint/9429/7/dh_074199) and policies of the UK government early intervention strategies. In April 2014, the NBO and NBAS were recommended by the National Health Visiting Specification (2014/2015, 2016/7 https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp‐ content/uploads/2014/03/hv‐serv‐spec.pdf) and in the Specialist Health Visitors in Perinatal & Baby Mental Health document (2016, https://ihv.org.uk/news‐and‐views/news/specialist‐health‐visitors‐in‐perinatal‐and‐infant‐mental‐ health/). In 2021, both the NBAS and NBO received a quality assurance seal from the Infant Mental Health

Recognition Register, (https://aimh.uk/imh‐recognition‐register/). It is also listed as part of ‘Parent support and empowerment’ in the British Association of Perinatal Medicine: Family Integrated Care – A Framework for Practice (2021). In 2022 our courses were recognised by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and included in a new resource: The Early Intervention Framework for Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing (www.earlyinterventionframework.nhs.scot). In 2023 both the NBAS and NBO were recognised in the UNICEF UK and the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Research on Play in Education, Development & Learning (PEDAL) – ‘Understanding and Supporting Mental Health in Infancy and Early Childhood’. The Scottish Government also ‐ published ‘The Voice of the Infant, Best Practice Guidelines and Infant Pledge’ (www.gov.scot/publications/voice infant‐best‐practice‐guidelines‐infant‐pledge/pages/14/, 2023), where good practice examples for professionals – working with babies are provided using both NBAS and NBO. The new publication by the government in 2024 ‐ ‘Reflecting on parent infant relationships: A practitioner’s guide to starting conversations about parent‐infant relationships’ (www.gov.uk/government/publications/parent‐infant‐relationships‐starting‐conversations‐ practitioner‐guide/reflecting‐on‐parent‐infant‐relationships‐a‐practitioners‐guide‐to‐starting‐conversations), suggests using standardized questionnaires and assessment tools and mentions the ADBB (Alarm Distress Baby Scale), NBO and MORS (Mothers Object Relations Scales).

The BCUK is a member of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) supporting and advocating for women, birthing people, babies, fathers, families and anyone else involved in the perinatal period.

The Centre was delighted to be invited to join the First 1001 Days Movement, supporting change nationally and locally promoting babies’ emotional wellbeing and development in the first 1001 days.

A key objective of the Brazelton Centre UK is to increase the knowledge of baby behaviour amongst health professionals through Workshops, Study Days, Conferences and Training programmes. The charity aims to train health professionals in the community, Children's Centres, Family hubs and hospitals, so that they can support parents in the bringing up of their babies. The ultimate goal of our work is to provide parents with support, enabling healthy relationships between them and their babies.

Activities for achieving objectives

During 2024/25 the Brazelton Centre UK has provided training courses about baby behaviour for health practitioners who work with babies and parents, including the Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale (NBAS) developed by the late Dr T Berry Brazelton (1973) and the Newborn Behavioural Observation (NBO by J Kevin Nugent et al., 2007).

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The majority of the charity’s work consists of the provision of training courses to health visitors, neonatal nurses, midwives, psychiatrists, psychologists, other health and social care practitioners and researchers working with newborn babies and families. We run NBO and NBAS courses throughout the year.

Additionally, the Charity promotes the early parent‐infant relationship and the baby’s voice through presenting at various conferences, courses and events.

Review of Activities

• 1) Increase Reach and Impact

2024/2025 was the Brazelton Centre UK’s 28[th] year of providing training in the Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale (NBAS, 1973) and its 17[th] year in the Newborn Behavioural Observations (NBO, 2007).

From November 2024 to October 2025, we delivered 55 NBO courses and 5 NBAS courses with a mixture of online and face‐to‐face training. In total 1023 individuals have trained in the NBO and the NBAS during this period. Each of our training sessions is evaluated before and after by trainees, for quality control purposes and to assess the impact the training has in terms of increasing practitioner confidence in their professional lives.

This year we delivered training to professionals across the UK, reaching Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England. These included professionals from midwifery, health visiting, perinatal mental health, early intervention teams, research, neonatal care and many more.

Fully funded bursaries for professionals and practitioners living and working in Low Middle‐Income Countries (LMICs) called ‘Reach Beyond’ and the UK called ‘Eileen Hayes’ made it possible for 12 individuals to access the training across the UK and 26 individuals from Harare, Egypt, Vietnam, Iran and India. (Photo on the right: NBAS trainees and trainers in Harare, Zimbabwe February 2025).

• The Brazelton Centre presented at various conferences in 2024/2025 including ‘The International Conference on Maternal mental Health in Africa (ICAMMHA)’ where Susan Pawlby (chair) and Inge Nickell (director) both

• presented with “Keeping the Baby in Mind: The Importance of Understanding the Baby’s Voice in Supporting Mothers’ Mental Health.” The conference provided a valuable opportunity to emphasise the importance of the baby in discussions about supporting women experiencing mental health difficulties.

• Significant learning was also gained through the expansion of knowledge on maternal mental health in Africa, particularly the experiences of Black African women. This enhanced understanding will support more inclusive, diverse, and far‐reaching approaches to care and service delivery.

• A free Seminar was held in Harare, Zimbabwe where 30 practitioners attended. There were several presenters including Linos Muvhu, a certified NBAS practitioner who was one of the first people to receive a ‘Reach Beyond’ bursary.

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• Inge Nickell was also invited to present at the Local Government Association Early Years Conference: Speech Language & Communication in the First 1001 Days – Derby 20[th] March 2025. Here she presented ‘The Baby’s Voice, The Brazelton Approach & Early Years Services’ for 200 people from 50 different Councils. It was a great opportunity to share the importance of the early parent‐infant relations, the competencies of the newborn baby and how it has been integrated into services in the UK.

• In May a second free seminar was delivered in Cairo, Egypt in collaboration with Kasr Al Ainy Psychiatry & Addiction Hospital where 56 medical doctors and 2 babies attended the seminar. Here Inge Nickell introduced the NBAS and NBO and the importance of the earliest relationship together with Dr Asmaa Sadek providing experience of using the NBAS in Neonatal care. The seminar was moderated by Dr Suaad Moussa.

• Four half day lectures introducing ‘Newborn Behaviour and the Importance of the Early Parent‐ Infant Relationship’ were given to 90 students at Norland College, a British higher education provider based in Bath, Somerset. The college specialises in childcare, and is widely known for its prestigious training of nannies, nursery nurses and other childcare professionals, who are employed worldwide.

• Institute of Health Visiting: ‐ oral presentation of pre and post training and preliminary follow up data from Bristol Health Visitors at annual conference in Manchester Joana Taylor Tavares.

• Stephanie Kinder (Specialist Midwife) and Inge Nickell (Director) were delighted to be invited to present on Maternity and Midwifery Hour organised by Maternity & Midwifery Forum introducing the Brazelton Approach in practice.

• Inge Nickell delivered a professional presentation to maternity practitioners at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, titled Born to Connect: The Brazelton Approach , introducing the NBAS and NBO frameworks and emphasising the baby’s voice to an audience of 40 healthcare professionals.

• A research webinar was held in June for professionals from LMICs interested in using the NBO or the NBAS in research.

· In 2025 we welcomed 34 Brazelton Champions from around UK. These champions are all NBO and/or NBAS certified and working in lead roles supporting parents with newborn babies. Webinar meetings are held four times a year exploring how the BCUK can support champions and others in their areas promote the early parent‐infant relationship (Photo on left: Map illustrating location of Brazelton Champions).

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• Boston International NBAS and NBO trainers meeting was attended by seven trainers and two staff. This international workshop brought together clinicians and researchers to explore the use of the Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO) , Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) approaches across settings worldwide.

• Cambridge Festival. 29th March 2025. Joana Taylor Tavares and Kim Benn attended this annual festival with a stall and activities for children. Sarah Lloyd‐Fox presented a talk about newborn language and communication signals. Aimed at parents, grandparents and caregivers who were expecting a new baby in their lives or who were new families. She spoke about how your baby communicates with you from birth, providing a beautiful foundation for family, bonding, relationships and the baby’s own development. Students from KCL also joined this event to support the BCUK.

• Inform & Inspire Webinars ‐ Our free Inform & Inspire Webinars are very popular and always include external speakers who use the NBO and or the NBAS. Opportunity for others to learn about our tools and ask questions on implementation and impact.

2. Improve Diversity and Inclusion: (we will continue to work towards this and collaborate with other charities).

• Collaboration with ‘Mothers for Mothers’ charity in creating a resource capturing a ‘Social Story’ about life with a newborn baby for parents with autism.

3. Research and Evaluation:

(previously ‘build stronger operations’. There will be a long‐term plan to both evaluate our courses and to engage in research to provide evidence for our work and initiatives).

• Data from pre/post questionnaires for in person training in Egypt and Zimbabwe completed to evaluate impact (Data for 11 participants from Egypt).

• Collaboration with Family Hubs reviewing impact of implementation of NBO in practice.

• Collaboration with Champions exploring a variety of evaluations and case studies

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4. Increased Engagement with Parents:

(focus on this will continue with more resources available and improvement of our parent area on our website).

• Baby States poster made from pages in the How Your Baby Communicates booklet.

• Baby Communication Week – ‘Born to Connect’ – developed a video series for Parents: Born Ready in collaboration with Sarah Lloyd‐Fox. This five‐part video series highlights the social skills of babies from birth.

Additional activities:

• Free monthly reflective support sessions to support learning and implementation of the NBO and NBAS.

• New ‘NBO Refresher Course’ available for all practitioners who have attended the NBO training and need an update or support with certification.

• A quarterly newsletter featuring updates on activities, newly available resources and stories from practitioners using the NBO and NBAS in practice.

• Attended the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative conference, sharing information through an exhibition stall.

• ‘How Your Baby Communicates’ leaflet for parents now available in 15 languages.

• We provided social media support for several national awareness weeks/days, including ICON Week, Black Maternal Mental Health Week, Neonatal Therapy Week, Baby Loss Awareness Week, World Prematurity Day, Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, International Father’s Mental Health Day, International Day of the Midwife, National Siblings Day and Children’s Mental Health Week.

• Extending our social media reach (Instagram – 3886, X – 3040, Facebook – 4589, YouTube – 718 and LinkedIn – 293)

• NBO & NBAS Leadership Councils – attending meetings learning and sharing new knowledge from around the world

• Supporting student placements from King’s College, London

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Evaluating our Charity’s Impact

The Brazelton Centre UK is a learning organisation that reflects on its activities and seeks to make continual improvements. To this end, each of our courses are evaluated, so that we can measure what the trainees have learned and can understand how their learning will be utilised.

Key highlights from the feedback we received from our trainees continue to show the following:

• The majority of our trainees were highly satisfied with the NBO and NBAS courses

• After the courses they feel more confident regarding their skills to work with newborn babies and families

• Most of the trainees report that they have integrated a great deal of what they have learned into their practice

Feedback from parents also continue to be positive with regards to how the NBO has helped them.

(Parents feedback following an NBO session in a Neonatal Unit in Cairo, Egypt).

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PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

Our 2025‐30 strategy and business plan have the following strategic objectives:

Brazelton Centre UK has set 4 strategic goals for the years 2025 to 2030, defined in the table below:

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1. Increase reach 2. Improve diversity 3. Research and 4. Increase engagement
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1. Increase reach and impact 2. Improve diversity and inclusion 3. Research and evaluation 4. Increase engagement with parents	1. Increase reach and impact 2. Improve diversity and inclusion 3. Research and evaluation 4. Increase engagement with parents	1. Increase reach and impact 2. Improve diversity and inclusion 3. Research and evaluation 4. Increase engagement with parents	1. Increase reach and impact 2. Improve diversity and inclusion 3. Research and evaluation 4. Increase engagement with parents
Increase our charity’s reach and impact in more geographical areas and professions.	Create, nurture and sustain a global, inclusive culture where differences drive innovative practices to meet the needs of our customers, employees and most importantly the newborn baby and their family.	Build the evidence base for the best practice use of the NBO/NBAS, through collaborations and research	Increase our charity’s reach with parents and impact through social media, blogs, leaflets, website etc.

Services

In 2025/2026 the charity will continue to provide training in NBO and NBAS courses both on‐line and face‐to‐face. The plan is to use our digital map to identify geographical areas that are not currently offering NBO or NBAS courses in their practice.

The Centre is also planning to strengthen the evidence base for its courses in practice through evaluation and collaboration with other organisations already using our approach. Work has begun on the development of an antenatal programme that incorporates this approach to support the earliest relationships between mothers, birthing people, fathers, and their unborn babies.

We will continue to support our overseas projects in Zimbabwe and Egypt to ensure that the NBAS is effectively embedded in practitioners’ practice leading to meaningful change.

In addition, we will maintain and develop collaborations with organisations and individuals to promote the best possible start for babies and their families.

Over the next few years, the charity will strengthen its Training Function and Force, encouraging interested NBO and NBAS certified trainees to consider training as trainers, its Income Generation Function and its Research Function.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial Performance and activities

During the year ended 31 October 2025, the Brazelton Centre UK CIO continued to deliver its core charitable activities, principally the provision of NBO and NBAS training programmes for health professionals in the UK and internationally, the provision of bursaries to support equitable access to training, investment in research and - outreach activities to promote early parent infant relationships.

Total income for the year, as reported in the SOFA, amounted to £466,875 (2024: £732,997). This income represent 94% of our planned budget and comprise income from charitable activities of £461,071 (2024: £728,666) and investment income of £5,804 (2024: £4,331)

Income from charitable activities arises primarily from fees for NBO and NBAS training programmes delivered to NHS organisations, local authorities, international partners and individual practitioners. This income directly supports the charity’s principal objects, including workforce training, international capacity building projects, bursary provision, research activity and professional support.

The decrease in income compared to the prior year reflects lower levels of income received in advance when compared to 2023/24, and the reduction in underlying activities and demand.

Expenditure

Total expenditure of £464,625 has been analysed between £401,955 of direct costs relating to the delivery of charitable activities, including training delivery, programme staffing, course‐related IT and events, and £62,670 of support and governance costs required to sustain the charity’s operations.

The allocation of costs between direct and support categories has been reviewed during the year and refined to better reflect the proportion of staff time and resources directly aligned to the delivery of training and related charitable activities.

Expenditure increased by 5% compared with the prior year, reflecting planned investment in staffing, practitioner support and international collaborations. The charity continues to exercise stringent and sensible cost controls across board.

Net movement in funds

The SOFA reports a net surplus for the year of £2,250 (2024: £291,409). Trustees consider this modest surplus appropriate, reflecting a year of strategic initiatives while maintaining financial sustainability.

Fund balances

At 31 October 2025, total funds amounted to £624,169 (2024: £621,919). These funds comprise unrestricted funds of £624,169 and no restricted funds at the year end, as shown on the Balance Sheet.

Total unrestricted funds excluding designated funds amounted to £594,948. These funds are available to support the ongoing work of the charity.

Balance sheet

The charity’s Balance Sheet shows total assets of £699,374 (2024: £818,217). Cash at the bank and in hand at year‐ end amounted to £652,115 (2024: £784,924), reflecting the planned use of reserves during the year. Debtors at 31 October 2025 amounted to £47,259 (2024: £33,294) and comprise trade debtors and prepayments arising from the timing of course delivery and invoicing.

Creditors falling due within one year were £76,376 (2024: £196,625). The significant reduction compared to the prior year reflects a lower level of deferred income and accrued liabilities.

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Reserves policy and going concern

The Trustees have a responsibility to achieve the objective of the Charity as set out under "Governing Document" above. It is incumbent upon the Brazelton Centre UK CIO to ensure that adequate funds are available to meet these objectives.

The Trustees have also examined the charity’s requirements for reserves in light of the main risks to the organisation. The Trustees are committed to generating sufficient reserves to support current organisational activities to meet the following requirements:

• Safeguarding the charity’s service commitment in the event of delays in receipt of grants or other income.

• Providing a financial cushion against risk and future uncertainties.

• Resourcing the research and development of services and initiatives.

The reserves policy is reviewed annually to ensure that appropriate levels are maintained, allowing the Charity to continue its activities without disruption caused by fluctuations in income.

The Trustees maintain a conservative approach, aiming to hold at least 9 to 12 months of running costs in reserves. The current level of reserves equates to approximately 1.5 years of running costs; therefore, the Trustees consider these levels to be sufficient and appropriate.

£24,050 has been set aside for Research and Evaluation in 2026. As the budget for the following financial year anticipates a deficit, the free reserves of £593,778 will provide a necessary financial cushion

Total Unrestricted Reserves	£ 624,169
Less Fixed Assets	£ 1,170
Less Designated ‐ CRM	£ 4,000
Less Designated ‐ Research	£ 24,050
Less Designated ‐ Computer	£ 1,171
Free Reserves	£ 593,778

Going Concern

To assess the appropriateness of the going concern assumption, the Trustees have considered the Charity’s financial position, liquidity, unrestricted reserves, and forecasts for the foreseeable future. This assessment includes an evaluation of principal risks, the ongoing cost‐of‐living crisis, and general economic uncertainties.

Demand for high‐quality NBO and NBAS training programmes remains stable, and free reserves remain within the targets set by the Board. Given the overall strength of the balance sheet, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity will be able to continue operations and meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing this report. Accordingly, the Charity continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these accounts.

Risk Management

The Trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the Charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.

The Trustees maintain a Risk Register which is reviewed periodically by the Treasurer and the Operations Manager. Risks are managed within the organisation’s overall risk appetite, and appropriate mitigation strategies are in place.

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Key risks identified during the year include:

• Strengthening financial oversight and safeguarding assets – As the Charity’s operations grow, the Trustees remain committed to maintaining strong financial oversight and safeguarding funds. A range of proactive measures have been implemented, including regular reviews of banking activities, enhanced financial monitoring, and the introduction of an incident log. New Banking policies are in place in to ensure funds are appropriately diversified and protected.

• High dependence on a single revenue stream – The Charity has historically relied primarily on income from NBO training. To reduce this dependency and strengthen financial resilience, efforts are underway to diversify the training portfolio by updating existing content and developing new courses that serve as alternative revenue streams.

• External risks: All training kits are sourced externally, and the Trustees recognise that there is a logistics management risk as it pertains to production and delivery of the said kits. Operations management schedules procurements to ensure delivery aligns with training schedules and stock levels are monitored periodically.

• Operational: The charity's daily operations and training course delivery are supported by a team of highly skilled, self-employed trainers who are compensated periodically for their services. To ensure the timely settlement of invoices, the Training Manager and Finance staff collaborate closely, to ensure payment within terms, protect the charity's reputation, and maintain strong working relationships with our trainers.

Risks are managed within the organisation’s overall risk appetite, and appropriate mitigation strategies are in place.

Investment policy and performance

The Trustees are mindful of the general uncertainty in the investment markets and have concluded that, considering the current position of the Charity, any investment policy other than that of a prudent nature is inappropriate. Our policy remains one of capital preservation in the first instance and secondly income generation. Investment performance this year is in line with expectation.

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66 Devonshire Road, Cambridge, CB1 2BL

www.brazelton.co.uk

01223 314429

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Registered Charity Number

Statement of responsibilities of the Trustees

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable incorporated organisation for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

• Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.

• Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP

• Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.

• State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.

• Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

The Trustees acknowledge the following:

• The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476

• The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

The Trustees are members of the charity, but this entitles them only to voting rights. The Trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity.

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66 Devonshire Road, Cambridge, CB1 2BL

www.brazelton.co.uk

01223 314429

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BRAZELTON CENTRE UK CIO

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Brazelton Centre UK CIO ('the Charity')

I report to the charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 October 2025.

Responsibilities and Basis of Report

As the Trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act').

I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent Examiner's Statement

Since the Charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

This report is made solely to the Charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the Charity's Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an Independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity's Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report.

Signed:

Dated: 03/06/2026

Helen Blundell

LLB FCA FCIE DChA

Crowe U.K.LLP Chartered Accountants Black Country House Rounds Green Road Oldbury, West Midlands B69 2DG

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BRAZELTON CENTRE UK CIO

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025

Note Income from: Charitable activities 3 Other income 4 Total income Expenditure on: Charitable activities 5 Total expenditure Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Net movement in funds Total funds carried forward	Unrestricted funds 2025 £ 461,071 5,804 466,875 464,625 464,625 2,250 621,919 2,250 624,169	Total funds 2025 £ 461,071 5,804 466,875 464,625 464,625 2,250 621,919 2,250 624,169	Total funds 2024 £ 728,666 4,331 732,997
			441,588 441,588
			291,409
			330,510 291,409 621,919

The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

The notes on pages 20 to 29 form part of these financial statements.

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BRAZELTON CENTRE UK CIO

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2025

Note Fixed assets Tangible assets 10 Current assets Debtors 11 Cash at bank and in hand Current liabilities Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 12 Net current assets Total net assets Charity funds Unrestricted funds 13 Total funds	47,259 652,115 699,374 (76,376)	2025 £ 1,171 622,998 624,169 624,169 624,169	33,294 784,923 818,217 (196,625)	2024 £ 327 621,592
				621,919
				621,919
				621,919

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Catherine Kolajo

Treasurer Date: 13/06/2026

The notes on pages 20 to 29 form part of these financial statements.

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BRAZELTON CENTRE UK CIO

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025

1. General information

The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation governed by a Trust Deed whose objective is: "To promote the better care and upbringing of infants for the public benefit by developing and disseminating knowledge of baby behaviour and early parent-baby relationships."

The Brazelton Centre UK is a registered CIO (Charitable Independent Organisation), founded in 1997, established as a charity in 2001 and as a CIO in 2014. The charity is now governed by its constitution of 3 October 2014, amended on 18 April 2018 following a review by the board of Trustees.

The address of the registered office is given in the charity information on page 2 of these financial statements.

2. Accounting policies

2.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

The financial statments are presented in British pound sterling and rounded to the nearest £.

Brazelton Centre UK CIO meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy.

2.2 Income

All income is recognised once the Charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.

Income tax recoverable in relation to investment income is recognised at the time the investment income is receivable.

Other income is recognised in the period in which it is receivable and to the extent the goods have been provided or on completion of the service.

2.3 Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

All expenditure is accounted for on an accrual basis. All expenses including support costs and governance costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure headings.

Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the Charity's objectives, as well as any associated support costs.

All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.

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BRAZELTON CENTRE UK CIO

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.4 Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the Charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the institution with whom the funds are deposited.

2.5 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible fixed assets costing £1000 or more are capitalised and recognised when future economic benefits are probable and the cost or value of the asset can be measured reliably.

Tangible fixed assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. All costs incurred to bring a tangible fixed asset into its intended working condition should be included in the measurement of cost.

Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of tangible fixed assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.

Depreciation is provided on the following basis:

Computer equipment - 33% on cost

2.6 Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

2.7 Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

2.8 Liabilities and provisions

Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.

Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the Charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide.

2.9 Financial instruments

The Charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

2.10 Pensions

The Charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and the pension charge represents the amounts payable by the charity to the fund in respect of the year.

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BRAZELTON CENTRE UK CIO

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.11 Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Investment income, gains and losses are allocated to the appropriate fund.

3. Income from charitable activities

Unrestricted funds 2025 £ Training and conference income 461,071 Unrestricted funds 2024 £ Training and conference income 728,666	Total funds 2025 £ 461,071
	Total funds 2024 £ 728,666

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BRAZELTON CENTRE UK CIO

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025

4. Investment income

Unrestricted funds 2025 £ Interest receivable 5,804 Unrestricted funds 2024 £ Interest receivable 4,331	Total funds 2025 £ 5,804
	Total funds 2024 £ 4,331

5. Analysis of expenditure by activities

Charitable Activities Charitable Activities	Activities undertaken directly 2025 £ 401,955 Activities undertaken directly 2024 £ 280,803	Support costs 2025 £ 62,670 Support costs 2024 £ 160,785	Total funds 2025 £ 464,625
			Total funds 2024 £ 441,588

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BRAZELTON CENTRE UK CIO

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025

5. Analysis of expenditure by activities (continued)

Analysis of direct costs

Training & conference costs Staff costs IT, software & internet	Total funds 2025 £ 197,264 195,223 9,468 401,955	Total funds 2024 £ 176,127 94,508 10,168 280,803

Analysis of support costs

Staff costs Depreciation Research Staff welfare Advertising & marketing Conference, events & memberships Rent IT, software & internet HR services Bank charges Insurance Sundry expenses Legal & membership fees Independent examination fees	Total funds 2025 £ 21,692 482 239 5,579 1,408 11,429 7,101 2,986 750 373 807 936 2,522 6,366 62,670	Total funds 2024 £ 102,251 354 6,175 1,761 5,210 14,061 7,228 13,315 218 439 346 858 2,269 6,300 160,785

6. Independent examiner's remuneration

The independent examiner's remuneration amounts to an independent examiner fee of £6,516 ( 2024 - £6,240 ).

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BRAZELTON CENTRE UK CIO

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025

7. Staff costs

Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension Contributions	2025 £ 200,237 13,344 3,334 216,915	2024 £ 181,570 11,538 3,651
		196,759

The average number of persons employed by the Charity during the year was as follows:

Director Support Staff	2025 No. 1 6 7	2024 No. 1 6
		7

No employee received remuneration amounting to more than £60,000 in either the current or prior year.

8. Key management personnel

The key management personnel of the charity, responsible for directing, controlling and operating the charity on a day-to-day basis, comprise the trustees and one employee, the Director (2024: 1).

No trustees received remuneration for their role as trustees. However, in the prior year, consultancy fees of £6,066 were paid to one trustee for services provided to the charity.

The total remuneration (including taxable benefits, employer’s pension contributions and employer’s national insurance contributions) of the charity’s employee was £70,113 (2024: £62,923).

9. Trustees' remuneration and expenses

During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits (2024 - £NIL) .

Expenses of £419 were reimbursed in the year ended 31 October 2025 to three Trustees for travel expenses (2024: £109).

Dr. Maggie Redshaw, a trustee, was paid £Nil (2024: £6,066) for her professional research consultancy services in the year.

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BRAZELTON CENTRE UK CIO

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025

10. Tangible fixed assets

Cost or valuation At 1 November 2024 Additions Disposals At 31 October 2025 Depreciation At 1 November 2024 Charge for the year On disposals At 31 October 2025 Net book value At 31 October 2025 At 31 October 2024	Computer equipment £ 13,319 1,326 (71) 14,574 12,992 482 (71) 13,403 1,171 327

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BRAZELTON CENTRE UK CIO

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025

11. Debtors

Due within one year Trade debtors Prepayments and other debtors	2025 £ 40,608 6,651 47,259	2024 £ 29,255 4,039
		33,294

12. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

Trade creditors Income in advance Other taxation and social security Accruals and other creditors	2025 £ 1,218 58,946 5,651 10,561 76,376	2024 £ - 179,703 9,867 7,055
		196,625

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BRAZELTON CENTRE UK CIO

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025

13. Statement of funds

Statement of funds - current year

Unrestricted funds Designated funds Designated - CRM Designated - Research Designated - Computer General funds General Funds Total Unrestricted funds	Balance at 1 November 2024 £ 14,475 2,180 327 16,982 604,937 621,919	Income £ - - - - 466,875 466,875	Expenditure £ (513) (24,910) (482) (25,905) (438,720) (464,625)	Transfers in/out £ (9,962) 46,780 1,326 38,144 (38,144) -	Balance at 31 October 2025 £ 4,000 24,050 1,171 29,221
					594,948
					624,169

Designated funds are set aside to cover the costs of the new CRM system as well as Research services.

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BRAZELTON CENTRE UK CIO

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025

13. Statement of funds (continued)

Statement of funds - prior year

Unrestricted funds Designated funds Designated - CRM Designated - Research Designated - Computer General funds General Funds Total Unrestricted funds	Balance at 1 November 2023 £ 20,000 8,355 681 29,036 301,474 330,510	Income £ - - - - 732,997 732,997	Expenditure £ (5,525) (6,175) (354) (12,054) (429,534) (441,588)	Balance at 31 October 2024 £ 14,475 2,180 327 16,982
				604,937
				621,919

14. Pension commitments

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the charity to the fund and amounted to £3,874 (2024 £3,651) Contributions totaling £46 (2024: £815) were payable to the fund at the balance sheet date and are included in creditors.

15. Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions during the year (2024: £Nil).

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Helen Blundell Crowe U.K. LLP Black Country House Rounds Green Road Oldbury West Midlands B69 2DG

Dear Sirs,

We confirm that the following representations are made on the basis of sufficient enquiries of trustees, executive management and staff with relevant knowledge and experience and, where appropriate, of inspection of supporting documentation and that, to the best of our knowledge and belief, we can properly make each of these representations to you for the purpose of your independent examination of the financial statements of Brazelton Centre UK CIO for the year ended 31 October 2025 under the Charities Act 2011.

1. We acknowledge that the work carried out by you is substantially less in scope than an audit performed in accordance with Auditing Standards and that you do not express an audit opinion.

2. We acknowledge our legal responsibility for the preparation of the financial statements to show a true and fair view as required by law and therefore confirm for your particular purposes that in our view these comply with the methods and principles set out in the Charities Act 2011, the regulations made under it and the Charities SORP: “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice”.

3. We acknowledge our management responsibility for the maintenance of adequate internal control systems and procedures designed to prevent and detect fraud and error. We have no knowledge of any fraud, suspected fraud or allegations of fraud which could affect the charity.

4. All the financial transactions of the charity for the year as recorded in the accounting records and any other related information has been made available to you for your inspection.

5. The financial statements are free of material misstatements, including omissions, to the best of our knowledge and belief.

6. There are no material liabilities or contingent liabilities known to us other than those disclosed in the financial statements, including any guarantees to third parties.

7. No claims in connection with litigation have been or are expected to be received to the best of our knowledge and belief.

8. There have been no events to our knowledge since the balance sheet date which require disclosure or which would materially affect the amounts in the financial statements other than those already disclosed or included in the financial statements. Should any material events occur which may necessitate revision of the figures in the financial statements, or inclusion in a note thereto, we will advise you accordingly.

9. We confirm that we are not aware of any possible or actual instance of non-compliance with those laws and regulations which provide a legal framework within which the charity conducts its activities.

10. We confirm the completeness of the information provided regarding the identification of related parties, and the adequacy of related party disclosures in the financial statements.

11. We confirm that, having considered our expectations and intentions for at least the next twelve months and the availability of working capital, the charity is a going concern. We are unaware of any events, conditions, or risks beyond the period of assessment that may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

12. All grants, donations and other voluntary incoming resources, the receipt of which is subject to specific terms and conditions, have been notified to you. There have been no breaches of terms or conditions in the application of such voluntary incoming resources.

13. We confirm that we are not aware of any breach of our charitable trusts and that we have advised you of the existence of any endowments and restricted income funds maintained by us.

14. We confirm that, having considered our expectations and intentions for the next twelve months and the availability of working capital, we consider the charity to be a going concern. We are unaware of any events, conditions, or related business risks beyond the period of assessment that may cast significant doubt on their ability to continue as a going concern.

Yours faithfully,

Susan J Pawlby Susan J Pawlby (Jun 4, 2026 12:48:32 GMT+1)

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