01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 20 May 1991
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02609219
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £2,318,857
- Latest expenditure
- £2,263,374
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 1st Floor North, 10-18 Union Street, London, SE1 1SZ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bliss.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
- Provision of information, practical and emotional support to parents and families of premature and sick babies- Programmes and training for health professionals to improve family centred care- Funding and championing clinical research- Campaigning for change within government and the NHS- Raising awareness of issues that affect premature and sick babies and their families
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,318,857
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,263,374
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,147,923
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,381,185
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,287,950
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,519,304
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,389,469
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,478,284
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 September 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £2,690,427
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,825,931
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,318,857
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,263,374
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £64,314
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 4 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,147,923
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,381,185
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £70,539
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 29
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 7 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,287,950
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,519,304
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £109,238
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 44
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 3 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,389,469
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,478,284
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £215,306
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 18
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 29 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £2,690,427
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,825,931
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £184,394
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 60
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 583714
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1485008
- Income Charitable Activities
- 235206
- Income Investments
- 14929
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2318857
- Income Legacies
- 3616
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,098,403
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,164,971
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2263374
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 50000
- Expenditure Governance
- 2541
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 427026
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14617
- Gain Loss Investment
- -14325
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £740,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 15538
- Assets Own Use
- 15537
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £967,744
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £259,656
- Assets Current Investment
- 289035
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £723,626
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 259656
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £417,614
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 704694
- Funds Restricted
- 18932
- Funds Total
- 723626
- Count Employees
- 42
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 4 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 735997
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1091508
- Income Charitable Activities
- 304897
- Income Investments
- 15521
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2147923
- Income Legacies
- 85438
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,162,147
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,219,038
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2381185
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 50000
- Expenditure Governance
- 15880
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 480151
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 16307
- Gain Loss Investment
- -28139
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £649,162
- Assets Total Fixed
- 27218
- Assets Own Use
- 27217
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £946,462
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £288,213
- Assets Current Investment
- 334484
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £685,467
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 288213
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £249,727
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 635467
- Funds Restricted
- 50000
- Funds Total
- 685467
- Count Employees
- 43
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 7 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 963077
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1021572
- Income Charitable Activities
- 291046
- Income Investments
- 12255
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2287950
- Income Legacies
- 74796
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,282,156
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,237,148
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2519304
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 25000
- Expenditure Governance
- 19687
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 694419
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 53209
- Gain Loss Investment
- -11930
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £830,785
- Assets Total Fixed
- 22777
- Assets Own Use
- 22777
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,162,297
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £280,789
- Assets Current Investment
- 407821
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £904,285
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 280789
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £536,676
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 830785
- Funds Restricted
- 73500
- Funds Total
- 904285
- Count Employees
- 42
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 3 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 752981
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1262386
- Income Charitable Activities
- 364257
- Income Investments
- 9845
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2389469
- Income Legacies
- 29761
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,187,385
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,290,899
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2478284
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 50000
- Expenditure Governance
- 16718
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 730371
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 65234
- Gain Loss Investment
- 25390
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,097,569
- Assets Total Fixed
- 57161
- Assets Own Use
- 57161
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,385,931
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £295,523
- Assets Current Investment
- 618287
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,147,569
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 295523
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £485,972
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1097569
- Funds Restricted
- 50000
- Funds Total
- 1147569
- Count Employees
- 39
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 29 September 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1900452
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 517302
- Income Charitable Activities
- 272154
- Income Investments
- 519
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2690427
- Income Legacies
- 1000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £728,450
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,097,481
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1825931
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 25000
- Expenditure Governance
- 17970
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 571513
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 64856
- Gain Loss Investment
- -7115
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,208,021
- Assets Total Fixed
- 112354
- Assets Own Use
- 112354
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,341,211
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £242,571
- Assets Current Investment
- 592885
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,210,994
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 242571
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £585,281
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1208021
- Funds Restricted
- 2973
- Funds Total
- 1210994
- Count Employees
- 30
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BLISS -THE NATIONAL CHARITY FOR THE NEWBORN
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1991-05-20T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/05/1991NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 28/10/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/01/2011
- Charitable Objects
- TO SUPPORT THE LIFE OF BABIES IN DISTRESS AT OR IN THE PERIOD PRIOR TO BIRTH OR BORN PREMATURELY OR SICK TO INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THEIR SURVIVAL AND TO ENSURE THAT SUCH BABIES HAVE THE BEST QUALITY OF LIFE POSSIBLE.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 16466
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BABY LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
- Charity Name Id
- 16472
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BLISS THE PREMATURE BABY CHARITY
- Charity Name Id
- 16464
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- B L I S S
- Charity Name Id
- 16470
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BLISS THE NATIONAL CHARITY FOR THE NEWBORN
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling