2021-08-31-accounts

	Trustee name	Office (ifany)	Dates acted ear	ifnot forwhole	Name to a	ofperson (or body) entitled oint trustee ifan	ofperson (or body) entitled oint trustee ifan
1	Ann Bruce
2	Helen Garison
3	James Hamilton	Secretary
4	Joanne Haslett	Chair from 4.21
5	Joanna Kapel
	Jemma Metcalfe-	Chair	Resigned	4.21
	Gibson
7	Jenny Robinson	Treasurer
8	Lucy Spain		Appointed	5.21

	Trustee selection (eg. appointed by,	Trustee selection (eg. appointed by,	Trustee selection (eg. appointed by,	Trustee selection (eg. appointed by,	Trustee selection (eg. appointed by,	methods elected by)	methods elected by)	New trustees are appointed by existing trustees. The current trustees are all local parents who have volunteered to undertake this role.	New trustees are appointed by existing trustees. The current trustees are all local parents who have volunteered to undertake this role.
Additional			governance			issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include								South Cumbria Breastfeeding Support has a written safeguarding policy to help breastfeeding supporters who are concerned about the welfare of a
								child or ofa vulnerable adult.
								South Curnbria Breastfeeding Support has a Code ofConduct by which	all
								its representatives abide.
								Trustees receive no remuneration or other benefits for their work as
								trustees. SCBS's Breastfeeding Counsellor, who is also a Trustee, is paid
								for some of her professional work as a Breastfeeding Counsellor. This is	in
								line with SCBS's constitution and conflicts of interest rocedures.
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								The object of South Cumbria Breasffeeding Support is the advancement
Summary ofthe objects ofthe charity set out in its governing document								of health, for the public benefit, through the provision of information, skilled help and support for mothers in and around South Cumbria who breastfeed or wish to breasffeed their babies, the families ofthose mothers and others who support them.
								In planning our activities for the year, the trustees have had regard to the
								Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.
								Breastfeeding drop-in groups
								Prior to the start ofthe COVID-19 pandemic, we ran three breastfeeding
								groups each week, in Kendal, Windermere and Ulverston. Our groups
								are free, and mums do not need to book in advance. With the start of
								Covid-19-related restrictions in March 2020, our groups were suspended,
								and all our services moved online. During the 2020-2021 year, we stared
								the process of re-opening in-person support.
								Breast Friend Award
Summary			ofthe main					This is an annual award, launched by SCBS in 2016-17, that enables
activities undertaken					forthe			local mothers to nominate Health Professionals who have made	a
public		benefit in relation to						significant and positive difference to their breastfeeding journey. The
these	objects (include					within		Breast Friend awards aims to:
this section				the statutory
declaration				that trustees			have	a highlight good practice in breastfeeding support by Health
had regard				to the guidance				Professionals
issued		by	the Charity					~ raise awareness amongst Health Professionals and parents ofthe
Commission				on public				importance ofgood support for breasffeeding.
benefit)
								Any Health Professional working in South Cumbria, or who has worked
								with a mum who lives in this area could be nominated. This could include,
								for example, Midwives, Maternity Assistants, Health Visitors,
								Obstetricians, GPs, Nurses, Paediatricians or Dieticians.
								Liaison with local Health Professionals
								We liaise with local Health Professionals, including midwives and health
								visitors, in order to advocate for best practice in breasffeeding support,
								and to ensure that our services are meeting local need. We attend
								meetings of Maternity Voices (formerly known as the Maternity Services
								Liaison Committee), Cumbria County Council's Breastfeeding Strategy
								Grou and the Infant Feedin Forum for the Local Maternit S stem.
TAR								March 2012

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Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity during the year				This financial year started with all'our in-person groups still suspended due to COVID-19. At the start ofthe pandemic, we created a closed online forum for local parents: SCBS In It Together. This virtual group allowed families to connect with us, and with each other, providing
				support and community-building seven days a week. By the end of
				August 2021,there were over 600families in SCBS In It Together. Mums.
				use this group to ask each other questions, seek informal support, and to
				share information: the kind ofsupport that mums might once have been
				able to offer each other in a close-knit real-life community.
				We continued to run live online activities: weekly online drop-in sessions,
				weekly Q&A sessions with our IBCLC (Lactation Consultant) and
				fortnightly antenatal sessions. We had been quick to establish online
				support at the start ofthe pandemic, and were approached by NHS
				breasffeeding support staff from outside our area who wanted to learn
				from our work, and establish online groups oftheir own.
				Families were also able to receive support from our IBCLCthough 1:1
				Zoom sessions. We offered support to families working their way through
				a variety of breastfeeding challenges, including painful feeds and slow
				weight gain.
				With the relaxation of restrictions, we were able to re-open our group in
				Kendal in May 2021, and then Windermere group a few weeks later.
				Initially, we restricted numbers, and asked families to book in advance.	In
				July 2021, with changed guidance from the UK Government, we were
				able to move to drop-in groups again. Our re-opened drop-in groups have
				been very well attended, and have attracted families from across a wide
				geographic area: families have travelled to us from as far afield as
				Barrow, Cockermouth, Carlisle and Sedbergh.
				Since the reopening ofour groups to the end ofthe financial year, we had
				around 110visits to groups, from over 60 mums.
				The following is feedback from a number of mums who accessed our
				online and/or in-person services during this year:
				'Without that support/knowledge I gained from you we wouldn' t
				have ot ast the first few da s ofbreastfeedin never mind over	a
TAR				March 2012

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			year.
			'Just want to send you so much love and gratitude. By little boy	is 1
			today. We' re thoroughly enjoying our breastfeeding journey, it was
			so tough at the start, but would have destroyed me if we'd of stopped, can't thank you enough for helping and supporting us. '
			'I am both a local GP and a mother, who had her first baby in 2020.
			I think most new mothers would admit that the transition to
			motherhood is a shock and hard to cope with, no matter how
			prepared you think you are. In the middle of lockdowns, when most
			traditional avenues ofsupport and companionship for mothers and
			babies were closed, itwas extremely difficult, isolating and
			overwhelming. I wanted badly to breasffeed my baby but I had
			severe problems including pain, nipple damage, tongue tie and
			faltering growth in my baby. Itwas emotionally hugely important	to
			me to persist with breasffeeding, but I needed help, and the South
			Cumbria Breastfeeding Support service was there. I had one to
			one zoom consultations and gained a lot ofencouragement and
			support from the Facebook page. Since in person meetings have
			resumed I have attended whenever I can and still gain much
			support from them. I know from a mother's perspective how vital
			the SCBSis, for breasffeeding help and for social contact with
			other mothers. I have also, in my role as a GP, signposted many
			other families to the SCBSfor help that is simply not available on
			the NHS. '
			The trustees of South Cumbria Breasffeeding Support consider that
Briefstatement		ofthe	reserves would be needed in the event of:
charity's	policy	on reserves
			a) unforeseen emergency or other unexpected need for funds
			b) unforeseen day-to-day operational costs, eg employing temporary	staff
			to cover a long-term sick absence.
			c) A source of income, such as a grant, not being renewed. Funds might
			be needed to give the trustees time to take action if income falls below
			expectations.
			d) Planned commitments, or designations, that cannot be met by future
			income alone
			e) The need to fund short-term deficits in a cash budget
			SCBSaims to hold reserves equating to 6 months' expenditure. This	was
			a reed b trustees in November 2021.

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