CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees. Annual Report for the period
From 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024
Charlty name: Babylo88 Support Lglc08tsr. Lelcestershirn & Ruuand
Charity registratlon number: 1194212
Objective8 and Activities
Summary oflhe purposes of
the Ch￿lty as set out in ts
governing dc¢ument
P¥a 1.17
For the public bonefit to relieve the
n••d8 of bor￿Ve￿ parnnts and fami118s
o have suffered the1088 of a baby
durlng prtynancy or after birth In
portlcular, but not restrl¢ted to
L•lcester, Leicesternhir? and Rutland in
$u¢h ways and by Such moan¥ as am
charitable T￿thIn the laws of England &
Wal08 and in wticular, but not
•x¢lu•lvoly, by:
Worklng clomty ￿ hoalthcar•
professlonals to offer peer to
pwr Support vla the phone, emall
and fxe to facg meeting by
anyone afhctod by th• doath of a
baby;
Fundlng Itwn• and ro•ourco8 to
ald parents In the memory
maklng proce88 and to ¢nabl• tho
maternlty and neonatal unlts to
provlde comforts to paronts
golng through loss:
RomovFng the barriers to
a¢ceulng boroavom•nt support
for all famllles by ￿￿rkIng
¢ollalx)ralivoly vAth other local
organlsatlon8, bereavad paronts.
hoalthcare professionals and
oducatlon provlders;
Slgnposllng the beneficlarles to
relevant informalion to help
any¢)no alIKt￿ by th• d•ath of a
baby:
Providing pew to peer support
for parents in $ubsoquent
pregnancios through our
Pregnancy After Loss support
group.

Summary ofthe main
activities in relation to th)8e
wrF4)ses for the publ
benefrt, in particular. the
activities. projects or
servi￿8 identified in the
P•a 1 17aTrJ
1.19
Activities
support meetings and &Jdiknonal ad hoc
contact depending on ne8J. Support also
emal dekwKling on need follrywing referrals
from mthives, GPS, other organ¢$at￿nS
After Loss su
rt- Direct
Support offered over the phone, face to face
or by email de￿￿*jIng on need fo1￿1n9
referrals from mithvtves, GPS, other
organisaiwts and parents thwnselves.;
held on Ihe 1 V October during Baby Lo88
Awa￿ne$S Week was attended ty
approxim*ty 120. It was jointy oryJanlwJ
and promoted ¥￿th Uni¥Erslty Hospitals of
LeMxsteK NHS Trust.
Annual Rem
nce
approxim*ely 35 families attended the
annual service held on W November 2023
at St Mary de Castro Church. It is h61d
ahead of Christmas, a dIff￿rt time for
m8ny g[￿ing families lo give them a
Fami
farnity ￿￿81 at Blaby District knial Club on
the 2nd December which was attended by
approxim• 20 famUio8.
Aware
Sunday League fo)Iball team ma¢Je up of
players and supporters ain￿ to rai86
awareness of the tharity.
se55￿S delivered to approximatety 50
thrrd year midwifery stud8nts at Demontfort
Universty. Leicesler.
Ralslng Awareno
Rthi InteThi&v ￿ Febrw 2024- BBC
Rad￿ Le￿ester intervmv discussing all the
support avail814B to bereaved parents and
UkFr frdmilies experiencing babyloss in ow
kThi area.

Breaking barrlers to accessing support:
local support 0rgansatb￿s, we have cc
created a leafiet outlining the support
t4)t￿5 available to bereaved parents and
their families k￿81￿, wlth a vie4V of
improving infomiation, ￿$SIbilty,
Fundlng of Equiwnent
INe funded Ix)ntents for our memory l)oxes
ncluding inkiess kits. SD cards and pin
ststement conffflii
whether Ihe trustees
had regard to the gurd
Issued by the Charty
commi88K￿ (ffi wblic
benefft
P¥• 1.10
Th• Charfty's aGlfvftlos for thh porlod
ar• dotallod alJov•.
The Tntytee• have Compllod *lth thelr
duties to have due regard to th•
guldan¢e on publlc benefft published by
the Charltlu Commlssion.
Additlonal Infornullon (optlonal)
Yryjm
choose to Incl￿ lurther ststements relevant about
Poky ￿ grant m&ling
P¥• 1.38
NIA
Pow on soclal investme
duding program related
Investment
Pm1.38
NIA
Contribution made by
volunteers
p￿7.36
Volunteer•
The charrty is extremety grateful for the
tire*ss efforts of its many volunteers and
8UPPOrter8 are invofved in serrfr
provK8kin and raising aw8renes8. Th
Providing compassionate peer
SUPFX)rt to grieving families v
teleptrM)ne. email WKI kn to face
meetings.,
Organising and helping during the
Wave of L￿h( the Annual
Remembrance Service and other
social events;
Managing the chwity's gxial media
and website".
Administrative duties and
mryemert of BLS Uftited:

Contribution made
Supportor8
generosty of its many supporters Without
vtho we woukl not be able to r￿h as
many faffl* as we do. These incl￿.
supporters knffting blankets and
¢k)thi￿j we pass on to the hcwtal
to offer bereaved parents..
The players and Manager of BLS
Unitol who keep raising awareness
about baby ths and the charity
every time they Way football or
our kg0.'
Everyone vtho ha$ donated and
raised funds to sup￿% our work
a￿1 in patlicular the marath¢)n
runner and his rnnning dub.

Achievements and Performance
Summary ofthe main
aCh￿vements of the charity.
identifying the differen￿ the
charity's wod( has made to
the circumstances of its
P¥a 120
Approximately 100 indr¥iduals bereaved
year to 3￿ September 2024 at least once
through one of the followi￿ means..
benefits to S(￿lety as
whole.
Telephone (including me888gingl, email.
support group and private messages on the
In addttK)n, bereaved families attended our
ImpacL'
Tr￿ opportunty to talk. connect and refiect
on a devastating loss that stays with
parents and faniligs 4￿￿erMItety. Parents
retuming to the SUPFMNt groups or for on8-
twne ongoing coMmUn￿81￿)n Indrcates
1tw we tenefftting from the8e support
Yofessi)nals and students enables them to
delNer sensitrve and compassionate care
to famil185 that have suffered the loss of a
baby within a Ixwital ¢C￿rnunty
8etting.
The annual s￿181 events we hokj are
awned at familw ￿-goIng and
Iwlem support. Many families regularty
attend these events and have they feel
LY¥nnected to othern on a similar gr*f
iwrney.
Addltlonal Informatlon (optlonal)
AchievemeTts against
objectives set
Perfo￿anCe of fundraK8i
P¥* 1.41
NIA
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set
Pwa 1.41
WA
Other

Financial Review
Review oflhe ch&1￿$
financial posttion at the end
of the perh>J
Pm 121
The charity has fesefves of £10,963 at
30.09.24: Inc(Mne of £5,844 from donations
aMI Expwrfrture of £1.923.
Statement explainiNa the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they a￿ held
PwJ122
Funds raised are SF*rt on 4uipm
rnern￿ making item$ and suprM)rt
Ser1￿$. Minimum of£2k held back for day
Amount of reserves heFd
P*•122
£10,963.
Reason5 for holding zfAo
Para 1.22
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Dataib of fvrKI m*&AHy
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Explanation of any
Uncertaint￿ about the
charty continuing a$ a going
123
continuing as a gcing 0￿cern
Addlll¢>nal Inforn7atlon (optlonal)
Youm
The charftls principal
sources offunds (in¢￿1¥d
any fvndraising)
P•rn 1.47
Investm8nt polry and
objectives including any
Pw• 1.46
NIA
A descrptmm of Ihe winc4pal
risks facin
the chafi
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Structure, Governance and Management
Description of Ch￿11￿8
trusts:
Type of g0vemW￿ d(￿￿rnent
Pwa125
H￿¥ ts the tharty
constituted7
P￿115
cio
K)rated
as50cialion, GIOI
P¥• 128
including details of any
constitulional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entilled
to appoint one or more
Addltlonal Infomiatlon (optlonal
You ma choose to include further sL*m8nls th re￿ant ats￿jt
Policies and procedures
opted for the induclion
and trainlng of trustees
P4rn 1.51
The organisakn)al
structure and any wider
network with which the
Pm 1J1
parties

Reference and Administratlve details
Ch
name
Other name the cha
istered cha
number
rinci
l address
Su
1194212
1 Elm Tree G*dens. LeKesler LE2 3NG
Cha
Names of the charlty trust￿$ who manage tho charity
14*m• olp•rton lor bo¢yl
•nthd to appolnt tw8ts• Ilf
Tram•
oirK• Il*ry)
Roopal Shah
Deepa Masani
Moira McLean
Mark Finfv
Lee Calvert
Ch
Vwchair
Safeguarding l&•J
10
11
12
13
14
15
18
17
18
19
20
rate Itusteeg- names of the directrKs at the date the re
Dlrector nan
Name of trustees hohJing title to pyoperty belonging to the ¢harity
Trn•t•o narn•

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
held in this cap
Name and obierts of the
charity on whose behaff the
assets a￿ held and hThv this
falls wrthin the Cus￿J1an
charity's ot¥ects
Details of arrangeM￿ts f
Safe custody and
from the charity's own
assets
Addhlonal Inforniatlon (opllonol)
Names and addrossts of •dvlsors {OpUonal Infomiatlon)
Typo of Name
Address
adv1•
Namo of chlof oXOCUtlvo or names of Mnlor staff mOm￿rn Ioptlonal Infomiallon)
Exemptions from di8cIo8ure
Rea80n for norFdisclo8ure of k
Other o
tlonal Infonnatlon

Declarations
The tru8teo8 doclare that they have approved the trustees. report above.
Signèd on behalf of the charlty's tru$to0s
sIgna￿le(S}
Full name(s}
Po8ltl¢)n1og S¢cr¢tsry.
Chair, etc)
Rowl Jainini Shah
Mark Fin￿
Chair

Babyloss Support L8icester, Leicestsrshire & Rutland
Chartynumber 1194212
ststement of Financial Activltles (Includlng Income & Expendlture Account)
for tha yaar énded 30 Septsmber 2024
Funds
2024
Funds
2023
Income
Donations
5.741
Totsl
5,741
Expendlture
Donatlons
Supervision
Other
11.9231
16.8841
Total
{1.923)
16.8841
Nel Incom•l(expendhurel bofor•tsxfwth• year
3.921
11.1431
Total iunds brou8htfornTard
7,042
&185
T￿11 funds carrled lornanl
10.
7,042

Funds
Fund8
2024
2023
Cash funds
Debtors
Cash at bank
11.895
7.042
Totsl cash fund8
11.895
7,042
Llablittl8s- Due wfthln 1 year
10.963
7,042
Fund8 of th• Charlty
Unrestrfeted fund8
Re8tr1cted funds
10.963
7,042
Totslfunds
10.963
7.042
siqnod by two Iru8to08 on bohalf of 011 tho tru8t•
Prlnl nam•
Date of appnwal
Roopal Shah