Pembrokeshire Baby Bank
What it does
Pembrokeshire Baby Bank aims to prevent or relieve poverty in Pembrokeshire by providing essential items of baby clothing and equipment to parents and families in need with young children. To collaborate with other charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty for families.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN PEMBROKESHIRE BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL ITEMS OF BABY CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT TO PARENTS AND FAMILIES IN NEED WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY FOR FAMILIES.NOTHING IN THE CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Pembrokeshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £30,957 and spent £23,867.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £30,957 | £23,867 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 August 2024 | £20,461 | £37,050 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 August 2023 | £52,948 | £10,562 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 August 2022 | £20,894 | £4,141 | Not reported | 10 |
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
- Up 48%, from £20,894 in the year to 31 August 2022 to £30,957 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 77% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 4 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Pembrokeshire County Council gave £8,000 in the year to 31 August 2024, 39% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | Not reported | None |
| 31 August 2023 | None | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 August 2024, the charity named 5 funders who gave £13,444 between them. £8,000 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pembrokeshire County Council | Council | £8,000 | |
| Valero | Trust, company or other | £3,750 | |
| Save the Children | Trust, company or other | £1,200 | |
| Feed Feed | Trust, company or other | £350 | |
| MHPA | Trust, company or other | £144 | |
| PAVS | Trust, company or other | £20,000 | |
| National Lottery | National Lottery | £9,900 | |
| Moondance Foundation | Trust, company or other | £7,450 | |
| Groundwork UK | Trust, company or other | £1,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2023, worth at least £10,900.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£9,900, 1 grant
- Making A Difference Locally£500, 1 grant
- Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation£500, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2025 | Making A Difference Locally | £500 |
| 15 May 2024 | Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation | £500 |
| 25 Apr 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,900 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
4 April 2024, Pembrokeshire
Named in an agenda item or minute of Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Keeping Families Together Strategy
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Sonya BridgesChair
- Naomi Rees
- Timothy John Lester
Filing record
Of the last 4 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 11 June 2026, 19 days early | Received 11 June 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 29 May 2025, 32 days early | Received 19 June 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 16 February 2024, 135 days early | Received 16 February 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 27 October 2023, 119 days late | Received 27 October 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1195401
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 5 August 2021
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Aug 2021
- Website
- pembrokeshirebabybank.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Pembrokeshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.