Cariad Angel Gowns ( for Stillborn and Neonatal Loss )
What it does
Providing handcrafted Angel Gowns for final photographs/funeral services for stillborn & neonatal loss babies.Promoting 'cold cuddle cot' use for stillbirth & early infant deaths at Hospitals & Funeral Directors in Wales & England.Supplying (by the means of fund raising) 'cold cuddle cots' to Hospitals/Funeral Directors in Wales and England.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECT(S) OF THE CIO AREFOR THE RELIEF OF MENTAL DISTRESS OF PARENTS AND FAMILIES COPING WITHTHE LOSS OF A BABY/BABIES DUE TO GESTATIONAL OR NEONATAL LOSS BY:-(1) THE PROVISION OF HANDCRAFTED ANGEL GOWNS FOR FINAL PHOTOGRAPHSAND FUNERAL SERVICES;(2)PROMOTING THE USE OF A 'COLD CUDDLE COT' FOR STILLBIRTH AND EARLYINFANT DEATHS AT HOSPITALS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS IN WALES ANDENGLAND;(3) PROMOTING AND BRINGING AWARENESS TO FUNERAL DIRECTORS OF THE USEOF A 'COLD CUDDLE COT' TO AID THE RELIEF OF PARENTS AND FAMILIESCOPING WITH THE LOSS OF A BABY/BABIES WHILST FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTSARE MADE;(4) SUPPLY (BY THE MEANS OF FUND RAISING) 'COLD CUDDLE COTS' TOHOSPITALS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS THROUGHOUT WALES AND ENGLANDFOR USE BY THE PARENTS AND FAMILIES COPING WITH THE DEATH OF ABABY/BABIES UNTIL A FUNERAL TAKES PLACE.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTYOF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH[SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEES INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005]AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 5 April 2025, it had income of £50 and spent £485.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £50 | £485 | Not reported | 5 |
| 5 April 2024 | £126 | £465 | Not reported | 8 |
| 5 April 2023 | £973 | £2,233 | Not reported | 10 |
| 5 April 2022 | £1,914 | £11,038 | Not reported | 22 |
| 6 April 2021 | £17,780 | £11,413 | Not reported | 35 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 100%, from £17,780 in the year to 6 April 2021 to £50 in the year to 5 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 970% of its income in the year to 5 April 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 5 April 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
The register lists no trustees for this charity.
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | 5 February 2026 | Received 4 February 2026, 1 day early | Received 4 February 2026 |
| 5 April 2024 | 5 February 2025 | Received 7 February 2025, 2 days late | Received 7 February 2025 |
| 5 April 2023 | 5 February 2024 | Received 21 May 2024, 106 days late | Received 21 May 2024 |
| 5 April 2022 | 5 February 2023 | Received 21 January 2023, 15 days early | Received 21 January 2023 |
| 6 April 2021 | 6 February 2022 | Received 1 January 2022, 36 days early | Received 1 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1172431
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 5 April 2017
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Apr 2017
- Website
- www.cariadangelgowns.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Ceredigion
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 18 April 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.