01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Trust
- Registered
- 24 June 2010
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £496,667
- Latest expenditure
- £581,877
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Families & Babies, 95 Cathedral Walk, The Ridings Centre, WAKEFIELD, West Yorkshire, WF1 1YD
Website recorded by the regulator: www.familiesandbabies.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Charity aims to support health and well-being in children and families in the UK. The charity was renamed to FAB- Families And Babies to better reflect the aims of the charity. FAB provide peer support services offering evidenced based information & support to help improve health & well-being within 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
- 10 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £496,667
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £581,877
- 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
- 11 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £806,268
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £790,564
- 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
- 8 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £776,711
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £732,768
- 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
- 9 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £785,657
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £742,838
- 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
- 24 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £718,358
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £624,380
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
- 10 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £496,667
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £581,877
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Contracts
- 490669
- Income From Government Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 120
- 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
- 11 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £806,268
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £790,564
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 773214
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 120
- 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
- 8 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £776,711
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £732,768
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 670721
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 130
- 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
- 9 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £785,657
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £742,838
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 686167
- Income From Government Grants
- £22,667
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 150
- 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
- 24 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £718,358
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £624,380
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 631599
- Income From Government Grants
- £19,411
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 110
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- 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
- 11 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 30054
- Income Investments
- 3000
- Income Other
- 773214
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 806268
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £41,688
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £748,876
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 790564
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 748876
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3178
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £344,534
- Assets Total Fixed
- 12118
- Assets Own Use
- 12118
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £364,061
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £47,626
- Assets Current Investment
- 19527
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £328,553
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 47626
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £344,534
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 0
- Funds Restricted
- 328553
- Funds Total
- 328553
- Count Employees
- 33
- Charity Only 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
- 8 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 105215
- Income Charitable Activities
- 665721
- Income Investments
- 775
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 776711
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £41,289
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £691,479
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 732768
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 41289
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 103832
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 732768
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4028
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £312,849
- Assets Total Fixed
- 15296
- Assets Own Use
- 15296
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £344,436
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £46,883
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £312,849
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 46883
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £324,412
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 312849
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 312849
- Count Employees
- 45
- Charity Only 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
- 9 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 76823
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 708834
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 785657
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £47,430
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £695,408
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 742838
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 413932
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5203
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £281,711
- Assets Total Fixed
- 19324
- Assets Own Use
- 19324
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £301,736
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £52,154
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £268,906
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 52154
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £281,711
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 268906
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 268906
- Count Employees
- 45
- Charity Only 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
- 24 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 67348
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 651010
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 718358
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £583,626
- Expenditure Other
- 40754
- Expenditure Total
- 624380
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 15187
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 375749
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3778
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £229,465
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13688
- Assets Own Use
- 13688
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £253,206
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £40,807
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £226,087
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 9975
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 30832
- Assets Cash
- £229,465
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 226087
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 226087
- Count Employees
- 45
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dorset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Salford City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater Manchester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- City Of Wakefield
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bolton
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater Manchester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Lancashire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FAMILIES AND BABIES (FAB)
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2010-06-24T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- TRUST DEED DATED 04/06/2010AS AMENDED ON 06/12/2012 as amended on 03 Mar 2021 as amended on 08 Oct 2021
- Charitable Objects
- 1) TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OF MOTHERS AND CHILDREN THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING REGARDING BREASTFEEDING.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND PROMOTE THE GOOD HEALTH OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE YEARS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT, TRAINING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO HEALTHY EATING.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 436508
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE INFANT FEEDING TRUST
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries