# BABY UMBRELLA

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1190745
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 6, 2020
- **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=1190745


## Contact

- **Address:** 5 Woodside Road, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, Kent
- **Postcode:** TN4 8QA
- **Phone:** 07418 632397
- **Email:** info@babyumbrella.org.uk
- **Website:** babyumbrella.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST BY PROVIDING EASILY ACCESSIBLE SKILLED SUPPORT FOR POSTNATAL PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH IN AND AROUND WEST KENT.1) BY PROVIDING OPEN ACCESS COMMUNITY GROUPS WITH SKILLED, NON-JUDGEMENTAL PROFESSIONALS (INCLUDING LACTATION CONSULTANTS AND BREASTFEEDING COUNSELLORS) AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING AND PARENTING, REDUCE POSTNATAL SOCIAL ISOLATION, AND IMPROVE POSTNATAL MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING;2) BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, TRAINING AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES, BUILDING EXPERTISE WITHIN THE SECTOR AND SUPPORTING PARENTS TO INCREASE CONFIDENCE AND RETURN TO WORK;3) BY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NHS, LOCAL AUTHORITY, THIRD SECTOR AND PRIVATE SECTOR SERVICES TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF PARENT-CENTRED RESPONSIVE CARE;4) BY INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVITY OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO ADDRESS INEQUALITY.

**Activities:** Baby Umbrella is an award-winning small charity offering breastfeeding and early parenting support to families in West Kent. Our vision is for every family in West Kent to have access to skilled and compassionate support during their parenting journey. We are here to listen, support and empower parents to make the decisions that feel right for them and their babies.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Kent





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Catherine Semple |  | March 23, 2026 |
| Amy Clare Tippen-Smith |  | Oct. 18, 2024 |
| Catherine Mary Hardwick |  | March 25, 2024 |
| Jaime Cheryl Eloise Langford Phipps |  | March 25, 2024 |
| Karen Hickson-Smith |  | April 24, 2025 |
| Marissa Katherine Conway |  | March 25, 2024 |
| Rebecca Margaret O&#x27;Dwyer |  | March 25, 2024 |




