CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees. Annual Report for the period
From 1 October 2024 to 30 SePtem￿r 2025
Charlty namo: Babyl¢>ss Support L•lc•stsr. Lelcestershlre & Rutland
Charlty reghtration number. 1194212
Objectivos and Activities
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set (wJt in its
governing document
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For the public l)onofit to reliove the
needs of ￿reaVed paronts and famllle8
Th*bo have sufforod the loss of a baby
during prngnancy or after b5rth In
particular, not restrfcted to
Lo1¢￿tor. Leicest•TShire and Rudand In
Such ways and by such means as aro
Charltable vAthln the la￿ rf England &
Wale8 and In pxlkular. tmrt not
cluslvely, by:
Working clo•ety vAth healthcare
poer support vla the phono. •mall
and faco to face meètlng by
anyon• affoctod by tho duth of a
Funding Item• and r••oU￿￿ to
ald parents In the memory
making process and to •nabl• tho
maternity and neonatal unlts to
provlde comforts to parents
going through loss:
R•movlng the barri•r• to
accesslng bereav•ment support
for all f￿llieS by *Thking
collaboratlv?ly with othor local
organisations, boroaved parents.
healthcar• profes8lona15 and
odu¢ation provlders:
Slgnposting the boneficlarles to
relevant inf0m￿lI0n to help
anyon• affected by the dgath of a
Providlng pow to Poor support
pregnancies through our
Pregnancy After Loss support

Summary ofthe main
activities in ￿lat￿)n to tIKJse
purposes for the
benefft, in particular. the
activlties. projects or
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A¢tfvities
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support meetings and additional ad hoc
c(Mtsct depending on need. Supwrt also
offered over the plK)ne. to by
emaK depen(fing on need fOlkn￿ng referrals
from mthirves, GPS, crther organisatK)ns
accounts.
nan
Aftw Loss
c* try email depermjiry ¢y7 need fo1(￿1ng
referrals from mthives. GPS. other
- Ihis annual service
held on the 15° October during Baby LOBS
approximatety 120 It vras jointy
organised and kyomoted with Universty
Hosptsls of Leicester NHS T￿￿l
Annual Remem
nce
ice-
approximatety 35 families attended the
2024 at St M8ry de Castro Church. It is
held ahead of Christmas. a difficull time for
grievlThJ fanikn to give thern 8 safe
8p8ce to refieGI.
Fami
Sc£￿1
- we heid a Chrtstmos
famity xKial * B* Socwl C￿b on
the 15° December which was attended by
approximatety 20 famS1508.
Foo
ball team - BLS Unrted, a Sunday
League football team made up of players
KI SUPFK¥ters aims to raise awarenes8 of
the charity and provides opportunities for
(X￿nectiOn and supr
Educalion
- Suppcxb
sessions delivered lo approximately 50
third year Midw￿[￿ students at Oe Montfort
yw *￿Ient mMfrHives with the aim to be
able to reSp(￿d with the inFtial steps in
communi¢aiK)n wilh t￿v￿1 parents and
family, and ir* some simple m
This was well evaluated and 15 now

Rad￿ InteNiew ￿ Febn￿ry 2024- BBC
Rad￿ Le￿ter intervw discussing all the
sw)Kort avalable to bereaved parents and
their famiF£s eyiencing bairy1055 in our
k)cal area.
the W￿ake Valley Rotary Club
Presentat￿ Evening as recipients of a
r￿lPIents and raise awareness of the
8feaklng barrler8 to acc8sslng Support
local supp)rt organisations, we have c(
created a Refernal P8thw8y for Matemity
Bereaven￿rt Swvres leallet outlining the
$upwt optK)ns available to bereaved
parents and their families ic¢ally, wrth
view to improviw infomwkn, ￿$Sibilty,
inclusivty and choice.
Su
for earlier kJsses- Vle had
meetings with gynaecohw wilh a vivw to
improving bereavement support for parents
who have expw*nced earl￿r k>sses. We
are suithi'ng lea1￿, t￿taCt cards
and Small keepsakes and are receiving
Fundlng of Equlpment
Vve funtsa contents for our memory boxes
induding inkkss krts. SD cards and pin
b￿1ges.
Governan￿ and Admlnl•tratlon
Trt￿te88, rneeting8. preparatlon for 8upfA)rt
meetings and events, polw review and
wriliffj. and geT￿al adminÉstrative tasks to
ensure meaningful and effective running of
the ch*ity. The Trustees meet at least
On￿ a quarter and at least fflOnth￿ for
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whether the trustees have
had regwd to the gubj
issued
are detslled above.

Commtssion on putrAic
benefrt
The Trustees have compliod with their
dutles to have duo regard to the
guldance on public benrfrt published by
the Charilies Commission.
Additional Infomiatlon (optional)
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PoI￿Y on grant makw
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investment
ContributK)n m*Je
Vo￿nteerS
Voluntoers
The is extremety grateful for the
tirekss efforts of its many volunteers and
SUP[￿erS who are invow in service
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support to grieving families via
tthphone. •n8il and face to face
meetings.,
Organising and helpIr￿ durtng the
Wave of Light, the Annual
Managing the charity'8 80cial medl8
and website:
Administrative du￿8 axl
management of BLS Untted.
Contribution made IN
Supporters
Supportern
The charrfy 15 al80 exlremdy grateful for the
generow of its supporters witlm)
whom we would not be able to reach
many families as we do. These inciude..
8UPFKlrters knitting bLqnkets and
cS)thing pass on to the hospi
The players and manager of BLS
United who keep raising awareness
akKXrt baby k)ss a￿1 charity
every time they play fe￿tball or wear
kMJO;
raised fijnds to support our work
and in parbcular the marathon
runner and his wnning club.

Achievements and Perfonnance
Summary ofthe main
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Approximatety 120 ind￿￿lUalS tereaved
parents and famity rnembers have
Id&￿TfyIng dilference
charty's work has made to
the circumstances of its
year lo 30 September 2025 at least once
through one of the folkwing means..
benefrts to T￿lety as a
vthole.
Te￿K￿ {induding messaging). email,
suptx)rt group and private messages on the
We currentty receive an avernge of 3
In ￿d[tIon. bereaved families attended our
Impact
The opportunty to talk, connect and re118Ct
on a devastating loss that SWS with
parents arKI indefinitely. Parents
returning to the SUPFth groups or for one-
t(￿One ongoing communication Indutes
ltrry are benefithng from these supwt
The training d81i¥ered to hea
ofessv)nal8 aNI students enable8 thom to
deliver 8ensitNe and ¢ompas$ionate ￿re
to familitis that have suffered the bss of a
baby wiihin a aml o)mmunty
setting.
The annual soc4al events we hold are
a￿ed at famir￿ on-going and
long-temi SUPF()rt. Many families regular
attend these events and have sa￿1 feel
C￿n&￿ed to othus on a similar g￿f
P￿rney.
Addltlonal Inforniation {optional)
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A¢hievemeTts against
objective$ set
Perfo￿anCe of fundraisirKd
activitjes against obiecti¥e8
set
Investrnent wtorrnan
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Other

Financial Review
Revi￿ of Ihe charl￿8
financial postson at the énd
ofthe p￿1
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The charity has reserves of £10.1fA at
30.09.25: Income of £2,544 from donations
Kl EXp￿MIrtu￿ of £3.401.
Statem*rt exF4aining the
policy for hokjing reserves
slating they are hekl
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Ftsrth raised a￿ spent on equiwl￿t.
meffl￿ makng items and support
servw. Minimum of £2k held back for
Amount of reserves hekj
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£10.106.
Reasons for holdlng z￿0
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Details (rflund m*er*lly
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EXplana￿n of any
uncertainlies about t
chanty continuing as a gol
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continuing as a going concem
Addltional Informatlon lortl•)nal)
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The chaTty's r¥i￿1PaI
sources of fund8 (incknlv
any fundraising}
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Investment polw and
obiectives including any
Social Invest￿ pol
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A descrptson ofthe princ¥
risks facin
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Other
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Structure, Governance and Management
trusts=
Type of goveming docwnetrt
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How is the dHity
constituted?
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ass¢xialion. CIO)
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induding details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
electlon to post or of
any person or trt)dy enttlled
to apwnt one or more
Addltlonal Infomiatlon {optlonall
Polictes and prrKedures
adoptsd for the Ind￿l￿)n
and trainirrfJ of tr￿t*S
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The charitys organi8atK4*1
structure and any wider
nelwork with which the
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parties
Other

Reference and Administrative details
Gha
uses
number
l address
istered char
1194212
1 Elm Tree Gardens. LeK*er LE2 3NG
Cha
Namos of the charity trusta•s manage the charity
Ollle• lrf•Try)
IlTh ofp•rnon lor body)
trntil￿ to appointtru8t•• Irf
*n
Roopaj Shah
Deepa Masani
MThra MCL&
Mark Finney
Lee CaTr4ert
￿￿e-chair
Safeguarding le
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12
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Co
rate trustees- names of the dwectoTr at the date tt
Dlmetor n•m•
rovèd
Name of trustees hcAding Irt￿ to property be1C￿gIng to the charty

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of othors
DeScrIptK￿ of the assets
held in this cap
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalfthe
assets are held and h(Avth
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
Detals of arrangements for
safe custody and
from the charrty's own
Addltlon•l Infonnatlon (optlonal)
Names and addro88•8 of advl8ors (Optlonal Infomiallon)
Typo of N•n•
advi•er
Name ol chlof oxKutlv• or name• of wnlor stsff membem (op￿onal InfornMtlon)
Examption8 from dlsclo8uro
Re880n for r￿￿diS¢k￿￿f9
Other o
tional Infomiation

Declarations
Th• tru$tee¥ declar• that thoy have approved the trustees. report abov
Slgned on behalf of tho ¢harlty's truste88
Signatsre(s)
Full nan￿8>
Po8ltlon (eg Secrelary,
Chair. etc)
R(#¥>BI Jaimini Shah
Mark Fknn
Chair
Trnstee
18th Juty 2026

Babyloss Support Leicestsr. Leicestershlre & Rutland
Charlty number 1194212
Ststemeirt of Financial Activikne8 (In¢luding income & Expenditure Account)
tor the year ended 30 Septsmber 2025
Unrestrfctod
Funds
2024
FurMIs
2025
Income
Don8tions
Total
Expendlture
Donations
Supemslon
Other
(&401}
(1.9231
Totsi
13.4011
11.923)
Not In¢omel{oxpondltyr•) taxforth•y•ar
(857)
3,921
Totsllunds bioughtlorward
10,9S3
7.042
Totallunds carrfed forward
10.106
10,963

Unr••tri¢ted
Fund8
2024
Fund8
2025
Cash funds
Debtors
Cash at bank
12.328
11,895
Total cash funds
12,328
11.895
L18bl1￿1e$- Du8 withln 1 year
1222
932
10.106
10,963
Funds of th• Charlty
Unrestrlcted funds
Restrfcted funds
10,106
10.963
Tot81fund3
10.106
10.963
SI*￿d bytwo IiiMt•u on b•halt of au th• trIAt•o•
Prlnt n•m•
Marf( Flnn•y
17.07.2026
Roopalshah
17.07.2026