## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/04/2020 Period start date To 31/03/2021 Period end date Charity name: Cambridge Breastfeeding Alliance** ## **Charity registration number: 1161678** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out in
its governing document|Para 1.17|The object of the CIO is the
advancement of health, for the public
benefit, through the provision free at
point of use of information, skilled help
and support concerning breastfeeding to
families in and around Cambridge who
breastfeed their babies or wish to
breastfeed their babies.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to
those purposes for the
public benefit, in particular,
the activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Throughout this reporting period,
Cambridge Breastfeeding Alliance
provided online breastfeeding
information and support for mothers and
families on 6 mornings a week, to
comply with Covid restrictions. Mothers
experiencing breastfeeding difficulties
accessed this service via Facebook,
Zoom, email and phone. (Babies may
be any age, but were mostly under 6
weeks of age, and some a few days old.)
Other family members joined in with the
mother and also received information
and support. Skilled Breastfeeding
Counsellors and Lactation Consultants
(IBCLC) provided specialist help.
This service is provided free of charge to
any family who wishes to use it.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit|Para 1.18|In deciding to provide this service, the
trustees have had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on
public benefit: the service advances
health, for the public benefit, by enabling
mothers to continue to breastfeed their
babies. Breastfeeding is a key public
health objective. In planning activities for
the year, trustees took into account
Charity Commission guidance on public| benefit. We identified well-evidenced health benefits for babies and for mothers; for mothers for example in a lower risk of postnatal depression if mothers are enabled to meet their own breastfeeding goals; and for the public in reducing costs to acute and primary care NHS services when breastfeeding is effective, in avoiding babies suffering from infections needing hospital or GP treatments. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**n/a**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**n/a**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The 12 Trustees provided their
governance service as volunteers,
meeting more frequently than usual (
monthly, sometimes fortnightly) to review
ways of working and fine-tune changes
to the service in response to feedback.
Several undertook administrative tasks
for the charity on a voluntary basis. This
included setting up online services;
training Breastfeeding Counsellors and
Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) in the
use of online tools; Safeguarding
support.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|During the year, Cambridge Breastfeeding
Alliance supported 468 mothers via
messenger consultations, more via email
and phone: over 500 in total. We provided
410 one-to-one consultations on Zoom.
In addition our Breastfeeding Counsellors
provided three online sessions for a partner
group in a deprived area of the city during
November-December 2020.
Our CBA Facebook page followers grew to
1500. We started our Facebook Group, CBA
Online Drop-In, in March 2020. Numbers of
members shot up to 434. All of these
members are breastfeeding their babies, live
in our catchment area, and actively need
support.
Mothers give us feedback via an (optional)
online form. Their comments tell us that CBA
support enabled them to continue
breastfeeding when they were close to
giving up because of difficulties, and they
are so glad they could continue to meet their
goals. Being able to breastfeed mitigates
poverty and deprivation and benefits the
environment (see #GreenFeeding).| |---|---|---| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|We were pleased we could continue to
provide free, skilled breastfeeding support
when families need it despite the challenges
of Covid and lockdown.
We have maintained the numbers of
mothers we support by offering online help.
Objectives to expand our reach were met by
working online. We have noticed a more
diverse population accessing our services.
(We do not collect or process data on
ethnicity or disability.)| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Income continued to meet the needs of the
charity, through fundraising, successful grant
applications, and donations from the public.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|n/a| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|£27,344.00 in bank at the end of the
reporting period| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The CIO’s target level of reserves is: £4,500. This
covers 3 months of forecasted expenditure and
assumes that new income sources are
developed on an annual basis. Should
forecasted income fall below expectations, this
reserve allows continuation of operations whilst
taking remedial action to address the income
deficit and consider where else to direct
beneficiaries for essential services, and publicity
for the changes. (extract from CBA Reserves
Policy)| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£4,500| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|n/a| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|During this reporting period, CBA used
funding from: Postcode Community Fund,
Cambridgeshire County Council Covid Fund,
Lottery Community Fund, and donations
from our supporters and the general public.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|n/a| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|CBA relies on grant funding and public
donations.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustee members elect new trustees| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|New trustees must read CBA Constitution,
Policies and Procedures, and agree to them,
before being elected. Interviews are held
early in our recruitment process.| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The charity chooses Breastfeeding
Counsellors (BFCs) who are accredited by
national and international breastfeeding
charities, and Lactation Consultants who are
qualified as International Board Certified
Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs). CBA has no
formal relationship with any of these
charities or certifying agencies, but
maintains links for exchange of information.
The BFCs and IBCLCs are self-employed
and work on a sessional basis, with
contracts. The charity maintains good
working relationships with NHS midwives,
the Health Visiting team and the Rosie
Hospital, but is independent of any NHS
body.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|We work with a small local charity – Kings
Hedges Family Support Project, providing
breastfeeding counselling sessions for the
families who use their services, at the
request of the charity. Funding for these
sessions is included in our grant
applications.| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Cambridge Breastfeeding Alliance| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|CBA| |Registered charity number|1161678| |Charity’s principal address|100 Windsor Road
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Eleanor Crowe|Treasurer||| ||Justine Fieth|Secretary||| ||Maddie McMahon|||| ||Catherine Muge|||| ||Rachel O’Leary|Chair||| ||Anna Richardson|||| ||Joanne Rogers|||| ||Anna Simpson|||| ||Judy Sotudeh-
Tehrani|||| ||BeckyTalbot|||| ||Lorna Thompson|||| ||S. MaryWright|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Rachel Marion O’Leary **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 5.11.21 **Charity Name No (if any) Cambridge Breastfeeding Alliance 1161678 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01-Apr-20 31-Mar-21 |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**7,862**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**7,862**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**7,862**
**-**
**-**
**687**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**687**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**687**
**7,175**
**-**
**11,709**
**18,884**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**15,518**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,518**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,518**
**-**
**-**
**17,524**
**30**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**17,554**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**17,554**
**- 2,036**
**-**
**10,496**
**8,460**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**23,380**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**23,380**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**23,380**
**-**
**-**
**18,211**
**30**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**18,241**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**18,241**
**5,139**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Voluntaryreceipts|**7,862**|||||**-**| |Activities forgeneratingfunds(trading)|**-**|||||**-**| |Charitable activities|**-**|||||**-**| |Other receipts|**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**7,862**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**-**| |||||||| |Costs ofgeneratingvoluntaryreceipts|**-**|||||**-**| |Fundraisingcosts(tradingactivities)|**-**|||||**-**| |Costs of charitable activities|**687**|||||**-**| |Governance costs|**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**687**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**-**| |||||||| ||**7,175**|**- 2,036**|**-**|**5,139**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**11,709**|**10,496**|**-**|**22,205**||**-**| ||**18,884**|**8,460**|**-**|**27,344**||**-**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)|**Details**
Barclays Bank
1|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**18,884**
**-**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**8,460**
**-**
|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Barclays Bank|**18,884**|**8,460**|**-**| ||1|**-**|**-**|**-**
09/11/2021| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**_Total cash funds_**||**18,884**||**8,460**||**-**| ||(agree balances with receipts and payments||||||| ||account(s))||OK||OK||OK| ||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**||**Endowment**| ||||**funds**||**funds**||**funds**| ||**Details**||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**| |**B2 Other monetary assets**|||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**||**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |**B3 Investment assets**|||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**||**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |**B4 Assets retained for the**|||||**-**||**-**| |**charity’s own use**|||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||**Fund to which**||**Amount due**||**When due**| ||**Details**||**liability relates**||**(optional)**||**(optional)**| |**B5 Liabilities**|||||**-**||| ||||||**-**||| ||||||**-**||| ||||||**-**||| ||||||**-**||| |Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|Signature||Print|Name|||Date of
approval| ||||Rachel O'Leary||||5.11.21| ||||||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 09/11/2021 2