## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From: Period start date 01 April 2024. To. Period end date 31 March 2025 Charity name: Cwtch Baby Bank** ## **Charity registration number: 1166744** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Cwtch Baby Bank is a registered charity
run mainly by volunteers who work with
health and social care professionals and
other trusted partners and agencies in the
South Wales area. The object of the charity
is to relieve poverty or financial hardship
among people with young families by
providingessential equipment and
clothing, to parents and families.
Donated goods such as good quality
preloved, or new, Moses Baskets,
baby baths, bouncy chairs, high
chairs, cots, prams, clothes and
bedding, and goods bought with
monetary donations, such as nappies,
mattresses and toiletries, are
prepared and gifted to those with
babies and toddlers from birth to 24
months who arenot be able to afford
them, through lack of means.| |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|The main activities for public benefit
include:

Distributing good quality preloved and
new baby equipment and clothes to
vulnerable families to alleviate poverty
and help ensure the safety of babies
and toddlers.

Promoting
social inclusion and
wellbeing by providing opportunities to
volunteer. This also allows individuals to
develop new skills and use the
opportunity as a potential r
oute to
employment.

Protecting the environment by recycling
clothes, equipment etc| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees give careful consideration to
the Charity Commission’s general
guidance on Public Benefit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Not applicable| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Not applicable| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The charity relies on the contribution of
volunteers to meet its objectives and
activities.The charity trustees give
their time freely and receive no
remunerationorotherbenefts.| |Other||Not applicable| ## **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|Donations of essential equipment and
clothes from members of the public to
Cwtch Baby Bank have increased, again,
this year. Hence, the charity has helped
833 families during the year; this brings the
total number of families helped since the
inception of the charity to 5954. The
individuals helped were those in poverty,
victims of domestic abuse and human
trafficking, individuals seeking asylum, and
those who are homeless or in other
vulnerable situations.
The items are tailored to meet the needs of
individuals and the most basic, if bought
from new, would cost at least £300.
Donated items include: Moses baskets,
cots, high chairs, baby baths, prams,
bouncer chairs, clothes, towels, blankets,
high chairs, and stair gates.
Fundraising continues to be a key aspect of
the charity and included many events this
year. Monetary donations received were
used to purchase items required by families
but were not in stock as well as toiletries for
the mother and baby, wet wipes, nappies,
and mattresses for Moses baskets and cots
Referrals for donations continue to be
received from health and social care
professionals as well as other trusted
partners and organisations supporting
vulnerable families. All confirm that Cwtch
Baby Bank is an extremely valuable
resource, helping them to keep babies
warm and safe. Feedback from families| also reinforce the valuable work of the charity in helping to ensure babies/children are safe, and the financial demands on the families/women are reduced, which helps to relieve stress and anxiety, thus preventing mental health issues. Cwtch Baby Bank continues to maintain the number of loyal volunteers. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Not applicable| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Not applicable| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Not applicable| |Other||Not applicable| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The accounts were in credit at the end of
the financial year.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held to ensure the viability
and sustainability of the charity for at least
six months to pay the rent for the
Distribution Centre and wages for the three
part time members of staff.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|The charity endeavours to keep money as
reserves to cover activities for at least six
months.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Not applicable| **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|
Cwtch baby Bank organise many fund-
raising activities throughout the year.
Members of the public also donate money
to the charity through funding platforms,
collections and holding local events. The
charity also received various grants
throughout the year from, The National| |---|---|---| |||Lottery, Moondance, Save the Children (via
the Baby Bank Alliance)| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The cost of living crisis which continues to
put more families in need of assistance.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed,royal charter)|Para 1.25|The charity is governed according to a
Constitutionadopted11 April 2016| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |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|Trustees are appointed| ## **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|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Cwtch Baby Bank| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Notapplicable| |Registered charity number|1166744| |Charity’s principal address|Unit 16a/b
Moy Road Industrial Estate
Moy Road
Taffs Well
CF15 7QR| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||HilaryJohnston|Chair||| ||Susann Guppy|Secretary||| ||Alison Greig|||| ||Eiddwen Thomas|||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Not applicable Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| ||Not applicable|| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|Not applicable| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|Not applicable| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|Not applicable| ## **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)** Not applicable ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details Not applicable ## **Other optional information** Not applicable ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Eiddwen Thomas **Full name(s)** Hilary Johnston ~~ee~~ **Position (e.g. Secretary,** Trustee Chair **Chair, etc)** ~~ee~~ **Date** 12 January 2026 ~~Pp~~ ||**Charity Name**||||||**No (if any)**|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Cwtch Baby Bank**||||||**1166744**|||| ||**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||||||**CC16a**|| ||**For the period**
**from**|01-Apr-24
Period start date|||**To**||Period end date
31-Mar-25|||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||||| ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**|**Restricted funds**|||**Endowment**
**funds**||**Total funds**||**Last year**|| ||**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**|||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|| |**A1 Receipts**||||||||||| |Donations
**3,397**
**10,820**
**-**
**14,217**
**8,780**
Events
**6,081**
**-**
**-**
**6,081**
**-**
Grants
**53,990**
**-**
**53,990**
**71,341**
Misc
**36**
**-**
**-**
**36**
**58**
Interest
**1,009**
**-**
**1,009**
**667**
Gift Aid
**418**
**-**
**-**
**418**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_**9,932**
**65,819**
**-**
**75,752**
**80,847**
~~2a~~||||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total receipts_**
**9,932**
**65,819**
**-**
**75,752**
**80,847**
~~——————~~||||||||||| |**A3 Payments**
Goods to donate
**-**
**14,133**
Packaging
**989**
**-**
Events
**2,886**
**-**
Office equipment
**1,430**
**-**
Telephone and Wifi
**-**
**448**
Misc
**1,219**
**-**
Wages
**-**
**25,114**
Rent
**-**
**14,036**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 6,523**
**53,732**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**_Total payments_**
**6,523**
**53,732**
~~=== ===~~
~~SS~~||||~~===~~|**-**
**14,133**
**12,107**
**-**
**989**
**1,051**
**-**
**2,886**
**-**
**-**
**1,430**
**1,937**
**-**
**448**
**391**
**-**
**1,219**
**610**
**-**
**25,114**
**13,830**
**-**
**14,036**
**13,288**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**60,255**
**43,214**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**60,255**
**43,214**
~~===~~
~~5=~~|||||| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**3,409**
**12,088**
**-**
**15,497**
**37,633**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**- -**
**-**
**- **
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**6,266**
**70,861**
**-**
**77,127**
**-**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**9,675**
**82,949**
**- 92,623**
**37,633**
**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
~~==~~||||||||||**633**

**-**
**37,633**| ||||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted funds**|**Restricted funds**|**Endowment**|| |**Categories**|**Details**||||**funds**||||**funds**|| ||||||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**|| |**B1 Cash funds**|Acc 76025373
**9,675**
**-**
**-**
Acc 81229933
**-**
**2,105**
**-**
Acc 76025543
**-**
**80,843**
**-**
**9,675**
**82,949**
**-**
**_Total cash funds_**
~~=~~|||||||||| ||(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))||||OK||OK||OK|| ||||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted funds**|**Restricted funds**|**Endowment**|| ||||||**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||Print Name||Date of approval|| ||||||Eiddwen Thomas||||12/01/2026|| |CCXX R1 accounts (SS)|||||~~1~~|||||| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 13/01/2026 ## (+) iner's report on the |hy | CHARITY COMMISSION | Independent examiner's rep SBA | FOR ENGLAND AND WALES accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Cwtch baby bank On accounts for the year 31/3/2025 Charity no | 1166744 ended (if any) | report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended . Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act’). | report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent [The charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and | am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or e the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or e the accounts did 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. | 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. * Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body ## IER 1 Oct 2018 ~———————— Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER **----- Start of picture text -----**
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