# THE NATIONAL CHILDBIRTH TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 801395
- **Other names:** N C T, NCT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 24, 1989
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=801395


## Contact

- **Address:** NCT, 27 Old Gloucester Street, LONDON
- **Postcode:** WC1N 3AX
- **Phone:** 02087522454
- **Email:** enquiries@nct.org.uk
- **Website:** nct.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:1. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF PREGNANT WOMEN BY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OF PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT DURING PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH;2. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN DURING THE POST-NATAL PERIOD; AND3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN CHILDBIRTH AND PARENTHOOD.

**Activities:** We offer information and support in pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthoodWe aim to give every parent the chance to make informed choicesWe want to make sure that everyone in the UK, regardless of background or location, has access to our services and activitiesWe advocate on behalf of parents to make the UK more parent friendly by improving services and support for parents

**Area of benefit:** SEE OBJECTS




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Guernsey
- Jersey
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £11133898 | £11882985 | £3883399 | 185 |
| March 31, 2024 | £11848572 | £12064573 | £4601188 | 187 |
| March 31, 2023 | £11251000 | £11656000 | £4588000 | 172 |
| March 31, 2022 | £10861000 | £10613000 | £5141000 | 110 |
| March 31, 2021 | £10413000 | £10351000 | £4590000 | 117 |



## Trustees

- Charles Austen Richardson — appointed July 16, 2022
- Colin James Cassidy — appointed Nov. 19, 2025
- Elaine Sharon Lambe — appointed Nov. 4, 2017
- Elizabeth Anne Duff — appointed Nov. 19, 2025
- Joelle Warren — appointed Oct. 16, 2024
- Julien Haye — appointed Nov. 8, 2023
- Keshia Mbeck Firth — appointed Nov. 19, 2025
- Mikayla Pencross — appointed Nov. 8, 2023
- Salima Shariff — appointed March 26, 2026
- Sarah Louise Brown — appointed Nov. 4, 2017
- Sherida Bevan — appointed Nov. 16, 2019
- Vikram Sundarraj — appointed March 26, 2026