# LEO&#x27;S

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1179901
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 12, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1179901


## Contact

- **Address:** 8 Hall Wood Close, YARM, Cleveland
- **Postcode:** TS15 9FR
- **Phone:** 07824 353130
- **Email:** hello@leosneonatal.org
- **Website:** www.leosneonatal.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH OF EXPECTANT MOTHERS WHOSE BABY OR BABIES WILL NEED NEONATAL CARE BY:A) PROMOTING EDUCATION AROUND PRETERM AND EARLY LABOUR, CONDITIONS RESULTING IN NEONATAL ADMISSIONS, WORKING WITH OBSTETRIC AND MIDWIFERY STAFF TO RAISE AWARENESS OF, AND THE ACTIONS REQUIRED WHEN PRE-TERM LABOUR IS THREATENED.B) SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE RESEARCH IN PRE-TERM LABOUR, NEONATAL CARE AND OUTCOMES AND THE SUBSEQUENT EFFECT ON THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PARENTS AND FAMILIES.C) SEEK TO FUND APPROPRIATE DEDICATED, ANTENATAL, NEONATAL CARE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES FOLLOWING DISCHARGE TO COMPLIMENT AND SUPPORT THOSE PROVIDED BY THE NHS, BUT WHERE SUCH ADDITIONAL SERVICES ARE NOT CURRENTLY FUNDED, BY THEM SUCH AS PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT, COUNSELLING, ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, PLAY THERAPY AND PLAY GROUPS WHERE THEY CAN HAVE A DIRECT BENEFICIAL AND POSITIVE EFFECT FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES.D) PROVIDE EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM THE NHS TO GIVE PARENTS AND FAMILIES THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND COMFORT THEY NEED DURING THEIR NEONATAL JOURNEY, PARTICULARLY WHILST THEIR BABIES ARE ON NEONATAL AND TRANSITIONAL CARE UNITS.AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN LINE WITH THE AIMS OF THE ORGANISATION AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

**Activities:** Leo&#x27;s provides lived experience mental health and trauma support to families in the North East of England who have been affected by neonatal care, and those who have been affected by pregnancy or baby loss within Middlesbrough &amp; Redcar and Cleveland.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Geography

- Darlington
- Durham
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- North Yorkshire
- Redcar And Cleveland
- South Tyneside
- Stockton-on-tees
- Sunderland





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| ANDREW VILLIS |  | April 13, 2018 |
| Andrew Trevor Hart |  | Jan. 17, 2026 |
| Philippa Storey |  | Nov. 5, 2021 |




