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Somewhere House Somerset Ltd provides low-cost professional counselling and community projects.
Somewhere House Somerset Ltd offers the local community in Sedgemoor: • Low cost professional counselling • Community projects
Service · Policy statement · From Somewhere House (somerset)ltd — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, Page 2
Baby Umbrella's total funds as per the balance sheet increased from £76,825 in 2023-24 to £115,711 in 2024-25.
Total Funds as per balance sheet 76,825 115,711
Financial · Trend statement · From Baby Umbrella — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 50
Baby Umbrella's intangible fixed assets remained at £320 for both the beginning and end of 2024-25.
At end of the year 320 320
Financial · Observational claim · From Baby Umbrella — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 49
Baby Umbrella's tangible assets increased from £1,088 at the beginning of 2023-24 to £1,088 by the end of 2024-25.
At end of the year 1,088 1,088
Financial · Trend statement · From Baby Umbrella — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 48
Baby Umbrella's total governance and support costs increased from £5,607 in 2023-24 to £7,998 in 2024-25.
Total 7,998 5,607
Financial · Trend statement · From Baby Umbrella — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 48
Baby Umbrella allocated governance and support costs based on usage across restricted and unrestricted funds.
Governance and support costs are allocated across restricted and unrestricted funds on a usage basis. No general apportionment is made across the two funds.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Baby Umbrella — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 48
The charity's trustees do not receive any remuneration or expenses for their work.
The trustees give their time and expertise freely, and without any remuneration; benefit in cash or in kind; and the trustees do not claim expenses for personal costs incurred for the charity.
Governance · Policy statement · From Baby Umbrella — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 45
The charity's expenditure on charitable activities increased from £97,510 to £119,991 over the year.
Charitable activities 5 60,797 59,195 119,991 97,510
Financial · Observational claim · From Baby Umbrella — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 41
The charity's total income decreased from £131,609 to £115,711 over the year.
Total 70,730 44,982 115,711 131,609
Financial · Observational claim · From Baby Umbrella — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 41
The charity's unrestricted funds decreased from £56,141 to £45,821 over the year.
Unrestricted funds 45,821 56,141
Financial · Observational claim · From Baby Umbrella — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 42
The charity's accounts were prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and FRS 102.
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the second edition of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
Governance · Policy statement · From Baby Umbrella — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 43
Baby Umbrella has a policy to ensure its fundraising activities comply with the WHO Code and other regulatory bodies.
We aim for best practice in fundraising to ensure our donors feel safe, valued and well supported, taking care that our fundraising activities are within the WHO Code for the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes as well as adhering to the Fundraising Regulator and other professional fundraising bodies.
Commissioning · Policy statement · From Baby Umbrella — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 34
Baby Umbrella's main expenditure is on practitioner fees for client-facing activities and operational support.
Our main expenditure is on practitioner fees to run our client-facing charitable activities and operational support for our services.
Operational · Procedural statement · From Baby Umbrella — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 33
Baby Umbrella has a fundraising strategy that includes hiring new resources to improve its ability to raise funds.
As such, we have just onboarded new resources to both our grants and non-grants fundraising team to improve our ability to raise funds.
Commissioning · Commitment statement · From Baby Umbrella — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 33
Baby Umbrella aims to cover at least four months of full-scale operation with its free reserves.
The Board of Trustees has agreed a reserves policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (the ‘free reserves’) held by the charity should provide sufficient funds to cover at least 4 months of full-scale operation.
Financial · Policy statement · From Baby Umbrella — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 33
Baby Umbrella raised £70,730 in unrestricted funds but had a deficit of £10,320.
The charity raised £70,730 of general or unrestricted income. Expenditure of £81,050 was set against this, leaving a deficit of £10,320.
Financial · Funding statement · From Baby Umbrella — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 33
Baby Umbrella plans to diversify its income streams in the coming year to improve funding stability.
With a still unpredictable and very competitive funding environment, our highest priority has to remain fundraising. We will be continuing to apply for grants, large and small. An investment in data and systems will enable us to be smarter at individual donor activation.
Financial · Commitment statement · From Baby Umbrella — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 30
Non-grant fundraising accounted for over 59% of Baby Umbrella's income in the year.
Our non-grant income line has been growing steadily and this year with growth of 19% year on year accounted for over 59% of our income.
Financial · Observational claim · From Baby Umbrella — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 26
Baby Umbrella aims to develop a training video in 2025-26 to increase the knowledge and confidence of raising concerns.
In 2025-26 we aim to develop our own training video to increase the knowledge and confidence of raising concerns for everyone in our organisation.
Operational · Commitment statement · From Baby Umbrella — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 25
Baby Umbrella provides quarterly practitioner supervision groups and on-demand individual supervision sessions.
We provide clinical supervision in the form of quarterly practitioner supervision groups, quarterly peer supporter and volunteer supervision groups, and on demand individual supervision 1-1s.
Operational · Procedural statement · From Baby Umbrella — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 24