CRADLE CHARITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 6 August 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £111,063
Latest expenditure: £85,302
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: HESKETH MOUNT, 92-96 LORD STREET, SOUTHPORT, Merseyside, PR8 1JR

Website recorded by the regulator: www.cradlecharity.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Providing bereavement support resources to healthcare professionals and counselling to bereaved parents.

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: 25 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 25 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £111,063
Total Gross Expenditure: £85,302

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: 18 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £52,079
Total Gross Expenditure: £72,002

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: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £181,807
Total Gross Expenditure: £203,297

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: 30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £184,608
Total Gross Expenditure: £145,525

Fin Period Start Date: 6 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £138,258
Total Gross Expenditure: £111,219

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: 25 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £111,063
Total Gross Expenditure: £85,302
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 50

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: 18 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £52,079
Total Gross Expenditure: £72,002
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 40

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: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £181,807
Total Gross Expenditure: £203,297
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 20000
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: 35

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: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £184,608
Total Gross Expenditure: £145,525
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £13,000
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: 32

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 6 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £138,258
Total Gross Expenditure: £111,219
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 35

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CRADLE CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-08-06T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Aug 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:- FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE BY CHARITABLE MEANS ACROSS THE UK THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF BEREAVED PARENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE SUFFERING ILL-MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH DURING OR FOLLOWING EARLY PREGNANCY LOSS, MEANING PREGNANCIES TO 23 WEEKS AND 6 DAYS GESTATION, WITH THE AIM TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE COMFORT AND ONGOING SUPPORT.IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) PROVIDING COMFORT BAGS OF TOILETRIES FOR BOTH WOMEN AND THEIR PARTNERS WHO ARE ADMITTED UNEXPECTEDLY OR IN AN EMERGENCY TO HOSPITAL. B) PROVIDING THE CRADLE DEAR FRIEND LETTER TO BEREAVED PARENTS BEFORE OR DURING THE NHS DISCHARGE PROCESS, WHICH WILL SIGNPOST BEREAVED PARENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO CRADLE COUNSELLING, AS WELL AS TO OUR ONLINE SUPPORT PEER SUPPORT GROUPS AND LOCAL CRADLE NHS AMBASSADORS. C) PROVIDING A RANGE OF COUNSELLING AND THERAPY SERVICES TO BEREAVED PARENTS THAT HAVE RECEIVED THE CRADLE COMFORT BAG DURING THEIR CARE WITHIN THE SETTING OF A LAUNCHED CRADLE SERVICE IN THE NHS. D) PROVIDE SUPPORT AND INFORMATION ON ALL TYPES OF EARLY PREGNANCY LOSS INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE TO; CHEMICAL PREGNANCY, PREGNANCY OF UNKNOWN LOCATION, ECTOPIC PREGNANCY, MOLAR, MISCARRIAGE, MISSED MISCARRIAGE, TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY FOR MEDICAL REASONS (COMPASSIONATE INDUCTION) E) PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AN NHS TRUSTS LOCAL COMMUNITY TO TAKE PART IN CRADLE GRIEF THERAPY PROJECTS, FOR EXAMPLE THE NATIONAL CRADLE PLANT THERAPY CAMPAIGN 2 CRADLESUNFLOWERS WHICH LAUNCHED IN APRIL 2020 F) PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR BEREAVED PARENTS TO PUT THEIR EMOTIONAL PAIN TO PURPOSE AND TO JOIN THE NATIONAL TEAM OF CRADLE AMBASSADORS, EACH ASSIGNED TO THEIR CHOSEN NHS TRUST. G) DO ALL SUCH LAWFUL THINGS THAT MAY FURTHER THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 630874
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CRADLE

Charity Name Id: 630873
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CRADLE EPL

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling