BABY BASICS KENT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 7 January 2021
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 2 August 2024 – 1 August 2025
Latest income: £2,608
Latest expenditure: £5,074
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 72 VICTORIA ROAD, Kent, Me45EU

02 Activities

What the charity does

Baby Basics Kent provide essential baby items and equipment to struggling families. Operating on a referral system only taking referrals from the professionals working with the families. To ensure that the families of Kent have somewhere safe and warm for baby to sleep, hygiene to keep clean and prams to be able to go out safely.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 2 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 1 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,608
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,074

Fin Period Start Date: 2 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 1 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £5,680
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,685

Fin Period Start Date: 2 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 28 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 28 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,609
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,688

Fin Period Start Date: 2 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £8,836
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,686

Fin Period Start Date: 7 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 1 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 30 May 2022
Date Accounts Received: 30 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £7,003
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,364

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 2 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 1 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,608
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,074
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 2 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £5,680
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,685
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 28 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,609
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,688
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4,000
Income From Government Grants: £4,000
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
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £8,836
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,686
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: £6,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 7 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 30 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £7,003
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,364
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kent
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BABY BASICS KENT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2021-01-07T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 07 Jan 2021 as amended on 01 Sept 2024
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN KENT, UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING CLOTHING, TOILETRIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR BABIES, CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS / CARERS TO PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONSOF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND / OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND / OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATION WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND / OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN KENT,UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING ON-GOING TRAINING,GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION TO TEAMS HELPING US TO RUN LOCALISED BABY BASICS PROJECTS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures