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Frome Birth Talk recruits trustees with relevant skills and expertise.
The board seeks to meet the needs of Frome Birth Talk by recruiting and retaining trustees with relevant skills and expertise.
Governance · Procedural statement · From Frome Birth Talk — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 17
Frome Birth Talk's roles have low salaries and hours, which will be factored into future fundraising strategies.
It is worth noting that the salary and number of hours for our roles are low given the amount of work and responsibility they involve. In order to ensure long-term sustainability, we will continue to factor this in for future fundraising strategies.
Financial · Commitment statement · From Frome Birth Talk — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 16
Frome Birth Talk's staff, trustees, and volunteers have personal experience with post-natal depression or baby loss.
All our trustees, staff and volunteers have either used our services, have lived experience of post-natal depression or baby-loss or are active within Frome family communities.
Governance · Stakeholder position · From Frome Birth Talk — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 16
The Frome Birth Talk annual Community Day helped shape the organisation's new, ambitious 10-year strategy.
The results of this day fed into our ongoing business plan, but most notably this day has helped to shape our new, ambitious 10-year strategy for Frome Birth Talk.
Strategic · Commitment statement · From Frome Birth Talk — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 14
Frome Birth Talk hosted a talk on supporting bereaved people during the Frome Kindness Festival.
One of our counsellors, Melina, hosted a talk called ‘Walking Beside Grief’, helping people learn how to support bereaved people in their lives.
Service · Procedural statement · From Frome Birth Talk — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 13
Frome Birth Talk signposted families to various support services throughout the year.
Throughout the year: 57 people were signposted to our counselling service, 22 signposts to Purple Elephant weekly groups and holiday activities, etc.
Service · Procedural statement · From Frome Birth Talk — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 12
The Baby Loss Support Group offered in-person support for anyone who has experienced baby loss.
This group offered in-person support for anyone who has experienced baby loss, whenever and however they experienced it.
Service · Policy statement · From Frome Birth Talk — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 11
Frome Birth Talk received funding from the National Lottery Awards for All to take over Tiny Hearts and Tiny Rainbow Hearts.
In September 2025, Frome Birth Talk received funding from the National Lottery Awards for All to take over the running of Tiny Hearts and Tiny Rainbow Hearts (for LGBTQ+ families and allies).
Commissioning · Funding statement · From Frome Birth Talk — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 10
Frome Birth Talk's toddler group had approximately 14 families attending each week.
Our Friday morning toddler group continued to run at Trinity Church Hall with approximately 14 families attending each week - a total of 115 different families in total.
Service · Observational claim · From Frome Birth Talk — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 9
The Bump to Baby Group saw a significant increase in attendance, with an average of 8 families attending each session.
An average of 8 families attended each time - a total of 32 different families
Service · Observational claim · From Frome Birth Talk — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 8
Frome Birth Talk uses a clinically validated evaluation tool, CORE, to measure the impact of their counselling service.
To measure the impact of our counselling service, we use a clinically validated evaluation tool, Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (CORE)
Service · Procedural statement · From Frome Birth Talk — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 7
94% of clients reported being very satisfied with the service they received from Frome Birth Talk.
94% of clients told us they were ‘very satisfied’ with the service they received
Service · Observational claim · From Frome Birth Talk — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 6
Frome Birth Talk adjusted their counselling capacity based on demand, keeping waiting times short and minimising vacant slots.
We adjusted our counselling capacity in line with demand, increasing or reducing sessions based on our waiting list. This kept waiting times short and minimised vacant slots
Service · Procedural statement · From Frome Birth Talk — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 5
Frome Birth Talk received positive feedback from service users, indicating the importance and impact of their services.
Every part of the journey with Frome Birth Talk was amazing. I got the support I was so desperately in need of immediately
Service · Observational claim · From Frome Birth Talk — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 4
Frome Birth Talk's counselling service saw consistent demand and supported more families than ever before.
Our counselling service continued to experience consistent demand, and our regular drop-in groups supported more families than ever before
Service · Observational claim · From Frome Birth Talk — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 2
Frome Birth Talk developed a new 10-year strategy in 2025-2026.
This was shaped through extensive engagement with our community, including beneficiaries, volunteers and stakeholders, ensuring that the voices of those we support were at the heart of defining our future direction. The result is a clear and professional set of goals for the next decade
Strategic · Policy statement · From Frome Birth Talk — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 2
The organization received £17,258 from other carried forward projects with no current year funding and now fully spent.
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Financial · Funding statement · From Friends of the Drop-In for Asylum Seekers and Refugees — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, (5)
The organization received £3,000 from the Rank Foundation.
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Financial · Funding statement · From Friends of the Drop-In for Asylum Seekers and Refugees — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, (5)
The organization received £20,000 from the National Lottery - ESOL.
National Lottery - ESOL</td><td></td><td>20,000
Financial · Funding statement · From Friends of the Drop-In for Asylum Seekers and Refugees — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, (5)
The organization received £33,255 from The National Lottery Community Fund.
The National Lottery Community Fund</td><td>5,892</td><td>33,255
Financial · Funding statement · From Friends of the Drop-In for Asylum Seekers and Refugees — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, (5)