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MumsAid received notable funding including £20,000 from the National Lottery Fund and £85,400 from Propel.
Notable funding received includes: £20,000 from the National Lottery Fund; Propel £85,400;
Financial · Funding statement · From Mumsaid Maternal Mental Health Support — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 15
The financial strategy aims for a sustainable funding model with a mix of income streams.
Our funding is largely made up of grants from charitable trusts and locally contracted services.
Financial · Policy statement · From Mumsaid Maternal Mental Health Support — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 15
MumsAid's perinatal interventions result in significant mental health improvement for participants.
o 76% significant mental health improvement
Service · Metric statement · From Mumsaid Maternal Mental Health Support — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 14
75% of mums reported improved parent-baby bonding through Mighty Acorns service.
75% reported improved parent-baby bonding
Service · Metric statement · From Mumsaid Maternal Mental Health Support — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 12
89% of mums reported improved mental health, depression and anxiety through Akwaaba counselling.
89% of mums reported improved mental health, depression and anxiety
Service · Metric statement · From Mumsaid Maternal Mental Health Support — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 10
Ruby's son is thriving and described as a happy, playful child with a strong bond with his mother.
Ruby’s son recently completed his first year at nursery and is thriving, described as a happy, playful child with a strong bond with his mother.
Service · Observational claim · From Mumsaid Maternal Mental Health Support — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 9
YoungMumsAid's approach helped Ruby build trust with professionals and access necessary assessments.
YoungMumsAid used a trauma-informed, relationship-based approach to slowly build trust...
Service · Observational claim · From Mumsaid Maternal Mental Health Support — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 9
MumsAid provided services to 532 service users, a 22% increase from the previous year.
This year we worked with 532 service users, which is a 22% increase on last year
Service · Trend statement · From Mumsaid Maternal Mental Health Support — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 8
MumsAid aims to extend the availability of private counselling sessions.
we aim this year to extend the availability of private counselling to those who can afford to pay for counselling, and reinvest any surplus in our free provision
Service · Policy statement · From Mumsaid Maternal Mental Health Support — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
MumsAid's vision is for all mothers to be supported in giving their babies the best start in life.
The charity was set up to provide specialist counselling and therapeutic support to pregnant women and new mothers experiencing emotional or mental health challenges, and to raise awareness of perinatal mental health
Strategic · Policy statement · From Mumsaid Maternal Mental Health Support — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
98% of mothers in the Akwaaba service felt less isolated and more positive.
98% of mothers in our Akwaaba service felt less isolated and more positive
Service · Observational claim · From Mumsaid Maternal Mental Health Support — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
100% of young mothers reported improved parent-baby bonding.
100% of young mothers reported improved parent-baby bonding
Service · Observational claim · From Mumsaid Maternal Mental Health Support — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
MumsAid achieved a 22% increase in service provision despite funding pressures.
despite ongoing funding pressures, we achieved a 22% increase in service provision
Operational · Trend statement · From Mumsaid Maternal Mental Health Support — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
MumsAid's services are more cost-effective than NHS Talking Therapies.
the report showed that the improvement achieved through our services compared very favourably to NHS Talking Therapies in both efficacy and cost-effectiveness
Service · Comparative statement · From Mumsaid Maternal Mental Health Support — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 2
76% of mothers supported by MumsAid experienced significant improvement in their mental health.
demonstrated that 76% of mothers supported by our services experienced significant improvement in their mental health
Service · Observational claim · From Mumsaid Maternal Mental Health Support — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 2
The charity's total funds increased from £308,909 to £354,861 in the year ending March 2025.
<table><tr><td>TOTAL FUNDS</td><td>£ 308,909</td><td>£ 45,952</td></tr>
Financial · Trend statement · From Valleys Steps Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 16
The charity's unrestricted funds increased by £45,952 in the year ending March 2025.
<table><tr><td>Unrestricted funds General fund</td><td>£ 308,909</td><td>£ 45,952</td></tr>
Financial · Trend statement · From Valleys Steps Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 16
The charity's investment income increased from £553 to £7,189 in the year ending March 2025.
<table><tr><td>Deposit account interest</td><td>£ 7,189</td><td>£ 553</td></tr>
Financial · Trend statement · From Valleys Steps Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 12
The charity received £1,993 in donations and legacies for the year ending March 2025.
<table><tr><td>Donations</td><td>£ 1,993</td><td>£ 916</td></tr>
Financial · Observational claim · From Valleys Steps Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 12
Expenditure is recognized when there is a legal or constructive obligation and the amount can be measured reliably.
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Financial · Policy statement · From Valleys Steps Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 11