## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/04/2024 To 31/03/25**
## **Charity name: TippyToes BabyBank**
## **Charity registration number: 1187923**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The prevention or relief of poverty in
Preston, South Ribble, Fylde coast,
Skelmersdale and East Lancashire by
providing essential items, resources and
support families with young children and/or
other organisations who also work to
prevent or relieve poverty amongst
families.|
|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|TippyToes BabyBank recycles items
donated from the community such as cots
and cribs, moses baskets, high chairs,
baby baths, prams and other essential
items. We clean all the items and then gift
them to families who are in financial crisis,
working on a referral basis. We also supply
families with nappies, formula and other
necessities as required.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard of guidance
on public benefit.
All our work at TippyToes BabyBank is to
benefit the community and those in need of
support.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38||
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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 2024/25, TippyToes BabyBank has
been fortunate to receive a range of
financial support that has enabled us to
continue and develop our work supporting
families across Preston, South Ribble and
the wider North-West. This included four
Man of the Match awards of £500 each, a
successful Crowdfunder campaign
supported by Aviva, whose employees
were able to select TippyToes BabyBank to
receive their £40 charity gift, a small grant
from Save the Children, and a £1,000
Local Causes donation from SPAR. We
were also grateful to receive donations
from a small number of wills, which was a
new and encouraging source of income for
the charity.
Alongside the continued support of Preston
City Council and South Ribble Borough
Council, this funding has allowed
TippyToes BabyBank to sustain and grow
its services, reach more families, and
support newer communities. As a result,
more parents and carers have been able to
access essential baby items at times of
significant need, helping to reduce financial
pressure, support family wellbeing, and
contribute positively to the wider
community.
Together with all the support, we were able
to help over 900 families.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
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Other
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Total income for the period was
£48,834.47.
Total spend for the period was £59,688.00.
Total funds remaining at 31/03/2025 was
£46,470.51.|
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|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|No policy is in place for holding reserves.
Due to the referral process in place, the
charities spend funds as and when
necessary to buy essential items as well as
pay staff wages & utilities.
We do not expect to continuously hold
reserves to this value.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£46,470.51|
|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|There are no uncertainties about the charity
continuing as a going concern.|
**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||
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|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||
|Other||Due to a revision in the accounts for 23/24,
a bank account and PayPal account are
included in the 24/25 accounts that were
previously not disclosed in the annual
return. These accounts had reserves of
£47,865.52 at 01/04/2024 and £41,677.87
at 31/03/2025.|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|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 Foundation Model|
|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|Vote by trustees|
## **Additional information (optional)**
|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**||
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|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|Tippytoes BabyBank|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1187923|
|Charity’s principal address|South Ribble Family Wellbeing Centre
Wilkinson Street
Lostock Hall
PR5 5BP|
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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12|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||David Ray||January 2020 –
September 2025||
||Susan Wade||January2019 – Present||
||Julie Ray||January 2020 –
September 2025||
||Maria Neale||December 2020 –
September 2025||
||Angeline
Derbyshire||September 2025 -
Present||
||Eilish Pymer||September 2025 -
Present||
||Jeanette
Calderbank||September 2025 -
Present||
||Tilly Cottam||September 2025 -
Present||
||Sue Wade||September 2025 -
Present||
||Linda Watson||September 2025 -
Present||
||Rebecca McArdle||September 2025 -
Present||
||Jamie Wade||September 2025 -
Present||
– 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**||
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|**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**|||
|Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A||
|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A||
Details of arrangements for N/A 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
**N/A**
## **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)** Rebecca McArdle **Position (eg Secretary,** Finance Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 14/01/2026
||**Income**|**Full Year**|
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||Donations|£6,089.41|
||Restricted Grants|£23,500.80|
||Unrestricted Grants|£18,983.63|
||Refunds|£260.63|
||**Total**|**£48,834.47**|
||**Expenditure**||
||Salary|£33,372.22|
||Utilities/Bills|£6,367.43|
||Purchases|£19,948.35|
||Other|£0.00|
||**Total**|**£59,688.00**|
||**Income**|**April**|**May**|**June**|**July**|**August**|**September**|**October**|**November**|**December**|**January**|**February**|**March**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Donations|£333.44|£1,161.84|£366.84|£173.44|£108.44|£1,727.44|£93.44|£87.89|£1,244.41|£139.13|£63.44|£589.66|
||Restricted Grants|£8,000.00|£0.00|£3,150.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£5,000.00|£7,350.80|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|
||Unrestricted Grants|£0.00|£0.00|£1,300.00|£1,000.00|£500.00|£0.00|£0.00|£5,308.63|£0.00|£10,755.00|£120.00|£0.00|
||Refunds|£0.00|£0.00|£23.69|£29.99|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£206.95|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|
||**Total**|**£8,333.44**|**£1,161.84**|**£4,840.53**|**£1,203.43**|**£608.44**|**£1,727.44**|**£5,093.44**|**£12,954.27**|**£1,244.41**|**£10,894.13**|**£183.44**|**£589.66**|
||**Expenditure**|||||||||||||
||Salary|£2,501.61|£7,343.09|£1,894.08|£2,573.96|£1,894.08|£1,894.08|£2,757.14|£1,941.45|£1,894.08|£3,304.35|£2,687.25|£2,687.05|
||Utilities/Bills|£1,130.26|£1,755.51|£363.07|£472.47|£402.29|£316.51|£380.65|£654.16|£129.91|£128.49|£248.33|£385.78|
||Purchases|£2,250.39|£1,450.62|£1,067.70|£1,508.38|£571.49|£5,349.89|£750.44|£1,846.94|£329.29|£1,235.28|£2,163.59|£1,424.34|
||Other|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|
||**Total**|**£5,882.26**|**£10,549.22**|**£3,324.85**|**£4,554.81**|**£2,867.86**|**£7,560.48**|**£3,888.23**|**£4,442.55**|**£2,353.28**|**£4,668.12**|**£5,099.17**|**£4,497.17**|
## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of TippyToes BabyBank**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of TippyToes BabyBank for the year ended March 25.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material 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 as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
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.
Signed: David Parry Date: 18/01/2026