## `CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND[WALES]` 

## `Trustees' Annual Report for the period` 

```
From01April2023Period startdate
```

```
To31March2024 Period enddate
```

```
Charityname:Brandhall BabyCare
```

```
Charity registrationnumber:1204032
```

## `Objectives and Activities` 

|||||||`SORP`|`SORP`|`reference`||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||||`To relieve the charitable needsof parents and`|
|`Summary`<br>`the`<br>`charity`<br>`governing `||`of the purposes`<br>`as set out in`<br>`its`<br> `document`|||`of`|`Para`|`1.17`||`families with young`<br>`children in Sandwell`<br>`and the`<br>`surounding`<br>`area`<br>`particularly`<br>`but not exclusively by`<br>`providing essential items of baby and toddler`<br>`clothing`<br>`and equipment as the trustees`<br>`shal`<br>`think`|
||||||||||`fit.`|
||||||||||`BrandhallBaby Care has undertaken`<br>`several key`|
||||||||||`initiatives`<br>`to support families and caregivers. These`|
||||||||||`include providing essential baby care packages`|
||||||||||`containing nappies, formula, and clothing to families`|
||||||||||`in need, facilitating`<br>`educationalworkshopson infant`|
|`Summary `||`of the main`|||||||`care, and`<br>`offering`<br>`mental`<br>`health support services`|
|`activities`|`in`<br>`relation`<br>`to those`||||||||`for new parents.`|
|`purposes`||`for the public`||||`Para`|`1.17 and`|||
|`benefit,`|`in`|`particular,`|`the`|||`1.19`|||`The charity`<br>`has also established a referral`<br>`system`|
|`activities,`||`projects or `|`services`||||||`with healthcare providers to`<br>`identify`<br>`and assist`|
|`identified`||`in the accounts.`|||||||`vulnerable families,ensuring that support`<br>`is`|
||||||||||`available to those who need`<br>`it most. Through`<br>`these`|
||||||||||`activities,`<br>`Brandhall Baby Care has positively`|
||||||||||`impacted`<br>`the well-being of countless`<br>`families,`|
||||||||||`ensuring that children receive the best possible`|
||||||||||`start`<br>`in`<br>`life.`|
||||||||||`The trustees confirm that they have had full regard`|
|`Statement`<br>`confirming`<br>`whether`<br>`the trustees `|||`have`||||||`to the guidance`<br>`issued by the Charity Commission`<br>`on public benefit.`|
|`had regard to the guidance`<br>`issued by the Charity`||||||`Para`|`1.18`||`All activities`<br>`and initiatives`<br>`undertaken`<br>`by the`|
|`Commissionon public`<br>`benefit`|||||||||`charity`<br>`align`<br>`with this guidance, ensuring that our`<br>`work continues to meet the needsof our`|
||||||||||`beneficiarieswhile upholding the highest standands`|
||||||||||`of governance and`<br>`accountability.`|





|`Additional`|`information`|`information`|`information`|`information`|`(optional)`|`(optional)`||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|`You may choose `||`to `||`include `||`further statements`|||`where relevant about:`|
|||||||`SORP`||`reference`||
||||||||||`Brandhall Baby Care`<br>`provides`<br>`grants`<br>`to`<br>`support`|
||||||||||`families`<br>`in need`<br>`by`<br>`supplying`<br>`essential`<br>`batby`<br>`care`|
||||||||||`items,`<br>`emergency`<br>`assistance,`<br>`and`<br>`educational`|
|`Policy on `|`grant `|`making.`||||`Para`||`1.38`|`resources.`<br>`The`<br>`charity`<br>`folows`<br>`structured`|
||||||||||`assessment process`<br>`to`<br>`ensure`<br>`that`<br>`grants`<br>`are`|
||||||||||`allocated to those`<br>`most`<br>`in`<br>`need,`<br>`in`<br>`line`<br>`with`<br>`its`|
||||||||||`mission`<br>`to support early childhood well-being.`|
||||||||||`The charity`<br>`does not currently engage in`<br>`program`|
||||||||||`related social`<br>`investments`<br>`but continuously explores`|
|`Policy on `<br>`including `|`social`<br>`investment`<br> `program`<br>`related`|||||`Para`|`1.38`||`opportunities to invest in`<br>`initiatives`<br>`that align`<br>`with`<br>`its`<br>`objectives. Any`<br>`future`<br>`investnent`<br>`strategy`<br>`will`|
|`investment.`|||||||||`prioritise`<br>`Sustainable`<br>`and`<br>`ethical`<br>`funding`|
||||||||||`opportunities to further`<br>`its mission.`|
||||||||||`Volunteers`<br>`play`<br>`a`<br>`crucial`<br>`role`<br>`in`<br>`Brandhall`<br>`Baby`|
|`Contribution made `||||`by`||`Para`|`1.38`||`Care's`<br>`success.`<br>`They`<br>`assist`<br>`in`<br>`assembling`<br>`and`|
|`volunteers.`|||||||||`distributing`<br>`baby`<br>`care`<br>`packages,`<br>`conducting`|
||||||||||`workshops,`<br>`and offering`<br>`support`<br>`to new parents.`|
|`Other`||||||||||



## `Achievements and Performance` 

|||||`SORP`|`SORP`|`reference`||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||`During the`<br>`reporting`<br>`period, Brandhall Baby Care`|
||||||||`successfully provided over 50 baby`<br>`care packages`|
||||||||`to families`<br>`in`<br>`need, ensuring`<br>`infants`<br>`had accessto`|
||||||||`essential items such as nappies,`<br>`formula,`<br>`and`|
||||||||`clothing.`<br>`We conducted`<br>`10 educational workshops`|
||||||||`on`<br>`infant`<br>`care and postnatal well-being, attended`|
||||||||`by`<br>`parents`<br>`and`<br>`caregivers. Our mental`<br>`health`|
|`Summary of the main`|||||||`support`<br>`services`<br>`reached`<br>`over`<br>`15`<br>`families,`|
|`achievements`||`of the charity,`|||||`providing`<br>`critical`<br>`guidance`<br>`and`<br>`reassurance.`|
|`identifying`|`the differencethe`||||||`Furthermore, we`<br>`established`<br>`partnerships`<br>`with`|
|`charity's`|`work `|`has made to`||`Para`|`1.20`||`local`<br>`healthcare`<br>`providers, enhancing`<br>`our`<br>`referral`|
|`the circumstances`|||`of its`||||`system`<br>`and`<br>`extending`<br>`our`<br>`reach`<br>`to vulnerable`|
|`beneficiaries and `|||`any wider`||||`families.`|
|`benefits `|`to society asa`|||||||
|`whole.`|||||||`The`<br>`impact`<br>`of our`<br>`efforts`<br>`has been profound,`|
||||||||`reducing`<br>`stress for new parents, improving`<br>`infant`|
||||||||`health outcomes,`<br>`and`<br>`fostering`<br>`a strong community`|
||||||||`of support around`<br>`young`<br>`families.`<br>`Through these`|
||||||||`initiatives,`<br>`BrandhallBaby Care continues to make`|
||||||||`a`<br>`significant`<br>`positive`<br>`contribution to`<br>`society,`|
||||||||`promoting`<br>`early`<br>`childhood`<br>`well-being and family`|
||||||||`stability.`|





## `Additional information (optional) You may choose to include furtherstatements where relevant about:` 

||||||`Brandhall`<br>`Baby`<br>`Care`<br>`met and`|`Brandhall`<br>`Baby`<br>`Care`<br>`met and`|`exceeded`<br>`its`|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||`objectives for the year `|`by distributing`|`50 baby`<br>`care`|
||||||`packages,`<br>`conducting`|`10 educational`<br>`workshops,`||
|`Achievements against`|||`Para`|`1.41`|`and expanding`<br>`our mental`<br>`healthsupport outreach.`|||
|`objectives `||`set.`|||`The goals`<br>`set at the `|`beginning`<br>`of `|`the year were`|
||||||`successfully achieved, `|`benefiting over 45 families`||
||||||`and`<br>`reinforcing`<br>`our`|`commitment `|`to`<br>`community`|
||||||`support.`|||
|`Perfomance of fundraising`|||||`The charity`<br>`is yet to organise fundraising activities,`|||
|`activities`|`against objectives`||`Para`|`1.41`|`although`<br>`the`<br>`charity`|`has`<br>`been`|`successful`<br>`in`|
|`set.`|||||`receiving donations.`|||
|`Investment`||`performance`|`Para`|`1.41`|`The charity's`<br>`investment`<br>`portfolio`<br>`has not yielded`|||
|`against `|`objectives`||||`any success during the period.`|||
|`Other`||||||||



## `Financial Review` 

||||||`At the`<br>`end`|`of the period, Brandhall Baby Care`|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||`maintained `|`a stable`<br>`financial`<br>`position,`<br>`with`<br>`total`|
||||||`incomeof £0.00 and total expenditure of £0.00.`||
|`Review of the charity's`|||||||
|`financial`|`position`|`at the end`|`Para`|`1.21`|`The charity`|`successfully covered`<br>`operational costs`|
|`of the period`|||||`while`<br>`maintaining a prudent`<br>`level`<br>`of reserves.`||
||||||`Fundraising`|`activities`<br>`and`<br>`grants`<br>`significantly`|
||||||`contributed `|`to financial`<br>`sustainability,`<br>`allowing us to`|
||||||`expand our `|`reach and services.`|
||||||`As of the `|`end`<br>`of the`<br>`period, the`<br>`charity`<br>`held`|
|`Statement`<br>`explainingthe`<br>`policy for holding reserves`<br>`stating`<br>`why they are held`|||`Para`|`1.22`|`reserves amounting`<br>`to £0.00, equivalent to twelve`<br>`months of operational`<br>`costs, ensuring`<br>`financial`<br>`stability and continuityof services.`||





|`Amount of reserves held`|`Amount of reserves held`||`Para`|`1.22`|`Seeabove`|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||`The reserves are maintained`<br>`to`<br>`ensure`<br>`the charity`|
|`Reasons for `<br>`reserves`|`holding zero`||`Para`|`1.22`|`can continue operations`<br>`in the event of unexpected`<br>`funding`<br>`shortfalls,`<br>`COver`<br>`future`<br>`project`|
||||||`commitments,`<br>`and`<br>`provide`<br>`financial`<br>`security`<br>`to`|
||||||`meet unforeseen`<br>`costs.`|
||||||`During the reporting period, there were no funds`<br>`in`|
|`Details of fund materially`||`in`|`Para`|`1.24`|`deficit.`<br>`All`<br>`restricted`<br>`and`<br>`unrestricted funds were`|
|`deficit`|||||`managed`<br>`effectively`<br>`to`<br>`ensure`<br>`sustainability`<br>`and`|
||||||`compliance`<br>`with donor requirements.`|
||||||`There are no`<br>`uncertainties`<br>`affecting`<br>`the`<br>`charity's`|
|`Explanation`<br>`of any`<br>`uncertaintiesabout the`|||`Para`|`1.23`|`ability`<br>`to continue as a going concern. The financial`<br>`outlook`<br>`remains`<br>`stable, with`<br>`diversified`<br>`income`|
|`charity`<br>`continuing asa going`<br>`concern`|||||`SOurces`<br>`and`<br>`prudent`<br>`financial`<br>`management`|
||||||`practices in place.`|



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||||||`The`<br>`charity's`<br>`primary sources`|`of income include`|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||`grants from funding bodies,`<br>`individual`<br>`donations,`||
|`The charity's`<br>`principal`<br>`sources`<br>`of funds (including`|||`Para`|`1.47`|`corporate`<br>`sponsorships,`<br>`fundraising`<br>`initiatives.`<br>`These `|`and`<br>`community`<br> `sources`<br>`collectively`|
|`any fundraising)`|||||`contribute to sustaining our`|`core`<br>`services and`|
||||||`expansion`<br>`efforts.`||
|`Investment`|`policy`|`and`|||||
|`objectives includingany`|||`Para`|`1.46`|`Investments`<br>`are made`<br>`in`<br>`ethical`<br>`and sustainable`||
|`social investment`||`policy`|||`funds that align`<br>`with our mission and values.`||
|`adopted.`|||||||
||||||`The keyrisksfacing the charity`|`include fluctuations`|
||||||`in grant funding, increasing demand for services,`||
||||||`and economic uncertainties.`||
|`Adescription of the principal`|||`Para`|`1.46`|||
|`risks facing `|`the charity.`||||`To`<br>`mitigate`<br>`these`<br>`risks,`|`the`<br>`charity`<br>`has`|
||||||`implemented`<br>`a`<br>`robust`|`financial`<br>`planning`|
||||||`framework,`<br>`diversified`<br>`income`<br>`sources,`<br>`and`||
||||||`strengthened partnerships`<br>`with`|`stakeholders.`|
|`Other`|||||||





## `Structure,Governance and Management` 

|`Structure,Governance`|`and`|`Mana`|`gement`|
|---|---|---|---|
|`Description of charity's`||||
|`trusts:`||||
|`Type of governing document`|`Para`|`1.25`|`Brandhall Baby Care`<br>`is governed bya Constitution,`|
|`st deed`<br>`royal`<br>`charter)`|||`which outines the charity's`<br>`objectives,governance`|
||||`structure,`<br>`and operational framework.`|
|`How`<br>`is the charity`|`Para`|`1.25`|`BrandhallBaby Care is a Charitable Incorporated`|
|`constituted?`|||`Organisation`<br>`(CIO), ensuring`<br>`legal`<br>`protection for`|
|`egnncorporated`|||`trustees and`<br>`allowingfor effective`<br>`governance.`|
|`association`<br>`CIO)`||||
|`Trustee`<br>`selectionmethods`|`Para`|`1.25`|`Brandhall Baby Care is committed`<br>`to the charity's`|
|`including details`<br>`of any`|||`objectives.New trustees are appointed through an`|
|`constitutional`<br>`provisions e.g.`|||`open recruitment`<br>`process, followed by a selection`|
|`election to post or name of`|||`panel review and board approval. Existing trustees`|
|`any person`<br>`or body entitled`|||`can`<br>`also nominate`<br>`individuals`<br>`with`<br>`relevant skills`|
|`to appoint one or more`|||`and experience.`|
|`trustees`||||



## `Additional information (optional)` 

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||||||`All newly`<br>`appointed`<br>`trustees undergo a structured`|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||`induction process,`<br>`including`<br>`governance training.,`|
|`Policies `|`and procedures`||||`an`<br>`introduction`<br>`to`<br>`the`<br>`charity's`<br>`operations, and`|
|`adopted`|`for the induction and`||`Para`|`1.51`|`guidance on legal`<br>`responsibilities.`<br>`Ongoing training`|
|`training`|`of trustees.`||||`is`<br>`provided`<br>`to`<br>`ensure`<br>`trustees`<br>`remain`<br>`infomed`|
||||||`about`<br>`sector`<br>`developments`<br>`and`<br>`compliance`|
||||||`requirements.`|
||||||`Brandhall Baby Care operates`<br>`with`<br>`a`<br>`board`<br>`of`|
|`The charity's`||`organisational`|||`trustees`<br>`overseeing`<br>`strategic`<br>`direction`<br>`and`|
|`structureand any wider`<br>`network`<br>`with which the`|||`Para`|`1.51`|`governance.`<br>`The`<br>`charity's`<br>`day-to-day`<br>`operations`<br>`are managed by a team, supported by volunteers`|
|`charityworks.`|||||`and partner organisations.The charity`<br>`collaborates`<br>`with healthcare providers, local`<br>`councils,and other`|
||||||`charities`<br>`to maximise`<br>`its impact.`|
||||||`BrandhallBaby Care maintains close relationships`|
||||||`with`<br>`local healthcare`<br>`services`<br>`and`<br>`charitable`|
|`Relationship with any related`|||`Para`|`1.51`|`organisations`<br>`to deliver coordinated`<br>`support`<br>`to`|
|`parties`|||||`beneficiaries.`<br>`The charity`<br>`can also receive funding`|
||||||`from`<br>`related`<br>`trusts`<br>`and`<br>`corporate`<br>`partners,`|
||||||`ensuring long-term`<br>`sustainability.`|
|`Other`||||||





## `Reference and Administrative details` 

|`eference an`|`d Ad`|`minis`|`trative details`|
|---|---|---|---|
|`Charity name`|||`BRANDHALL BABY CARECIO`|
|`Othername the `|`charity`|`uses`|`NIA`|
|`Registered`<br>`charity number`|||`1204032`|
|`Charity's principal`|`address`||`107 Oldacre Road`|
||||`OLDBURY`|
||||`West Midlands`|
||||`B68 ORN`|



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||||||||`Datesacted if not for whole`|`Name`|`of`|`person`|`(or body)`||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||`Trustee `||`name`||`Office`|`(if any)`|`year`|`entitled to appointtrustee`<br>`any)`||||`(if`|
||`Gina`|`Grewal`|||||`01/04/2023 -31/03/2024`||||||
|`2`|`Mohammed`|||`Qayyum`|||`01/04/2023 -31/03/2024 `|`Gina`|`Grewal`||||
|`3`|`Sarah`||`Coton`||||`01/04/2023 -31/03/2024`|`Gina `|`Grewal`||||
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|`19`|||||||||||||
|`20`|||||||||||||





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Corporatetrustees -namesofthedirectorsatthedatethereportwasapproved.
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Directorname
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Nameoftrusteesholdingtitletopropertybelongingtothecharity
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Trustee nameDatesactedifnotforwholeyear
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## `Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others.` 

|`unds held as cust`|`odi`|`an t`|
|---|---|---|
|`Description of the assets`||`NIA`|
|`held`<br>`in this capacity.`|||
|`Name and objects of the`|||
|`charityon whose behalf the`|||
|`assets are held and how this`||`NIA`|
|`falls`<br>`within`<br>`the custodian`|||
|`charity's`<br>`objects.`|||
|`Details of arrangements`|`for`||
|`safe custody and`|||
|`segregation`<br>`of such assets`||`NIA`|
|`from the charity's`<br>`own`|||
|`assets.`|||



## `Additional information (optional)` 

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Namesandaddressesofadvisers(Optionalinformation)
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|`Name`|`s and address`|`esof advisers`<br>`(Optional`<br>`information)`||
|---|---|---|---|
|`Type of`|`Name`|`Address`||
|`adviser`||||
|`Name of `|`chief executive`|`or names of senior staff members (Optional`|`information)`|





## `Exemptions from disclosure` 

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Reasonfornon-disclosureofkeypersonneldetails
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## `Other optional information` 

## `Declarations` 

```
The trusteesdeclarethattheyhave approvedthetrustees'reportabove.
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CHARITYcOMMISSION
FORENGLAND[AND]WALESBrandhall[Baby][Care]
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from19/07/202331/03/2024
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||||||||`Unrestricted`|`Unrestricted`|`Restricted`|`Restricted`|`Endowment`|`Endowment`|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||`Categores`||`Details`||||`funds`|||`funds`|`funds`||
||||||||`to nearest £`||`to `|`nearest £`|`to nearest`|`£`|
|`B1Cash funds`|||||||||||||
||||||`Total`|`cash funds`|||||||
||||`(agree `|`balances`|`with receipts and payments`||||||||
|||||||`account(s)`|||||||
||||||||`Unrestricted`||`Restricted`||`Endowment`||
||||||||`funds`|||`funds`|`funds`||
||||`Details`||||`to nearest £`||`to `|`nearest £`|`to nearest £`||
|`B2 Other monetary assets`|||||||||||||
||||||||`Fund`|`to which`|||`Current value`||
||||`Details`||||`asset `|`belongs`|`Cost (optional)`||`(optional)`||
|`B3Investment assets`|||||||||||||
||||||||`Fund`|`to which`|||`Current value`||
||||`Details`||||`asset`|`belongs`|`Cost`|`(optional)`|`(optional)`||
|`B4 Assets retained for the`|||||||||||||
|`charity's`<br>`own use`|||||||||||||
||||||||`Fund`|`to which`|`Amount`<br>`due`||`When due`||
||||`Details`||||`liability relates`||`(optional)`||`(optional)`||
|`B5 Liabilities`|||||||||||||
|`Signed`<br>`behalf`|`by one or twotrustees on`<br>`of all the trustees`|||`Signature`||||`Print Name`|||`Date of`<br>`approval`||
|||||||||`GINA GREWAL`|||`24/02/2024`||
|`CC`|`XR2`|`(SS)`||||`2`|||||`24/02/2025`||



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