The Cariad Blanket Project
What it does
The Cariad Blanket Project supports people through craft and creativity in two different ways. Firstly, by sending free care packages to parents of a child born within the last two years living in the UK, to provide a reminder of comfort and support. Secondly, by providing free craft and creative taster workshops to anyone who wishes to learn to use for their own benefit in their daily life.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC, PRIMARILY WOMEN WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING FREE TO ATTEND VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON WORKSHOPS TEACHING ART, CRAFT AND CREATIVE SKILLS THAT CAN BE USED TO FURTHER A WOMEN’S SKILLSET AND PROVIDE A CREATIVE THERAPEUTIC OUTLET THAT CAN BE USED IN DAILY LIFE. RELIEF OF NEED OF BABIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO; ARE ILL, HAVE A MOTHER WHO HAS A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILLNESS. AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH FOR BY PROVIDING NOTES OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO MOTHERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS, DISABILITY, BEREAVEMENT, POVERTY OR ISOLATION OR ANY OTHER HARDSHIP. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £2,134 and spent £877.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £2,134 | £877 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,012 | £921 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 March 2023 | £703 | £11 | Not reported | 5 |
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 204%, from £703 in the year to 31 March 2023 to £2,134 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 41% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 3 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Hannah Rachel LoweChair
- Anna Louise Deane
- Helen Joy Rowland
- Rebecca Alder
Filing record
Of the last 3 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 27 January 2026, 4 days early | Received 27 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 29 January 2025, 2 days early | Received 29 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 8 January 2024, 23 days early | Received 26 January 2024 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1196923
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 3 December 2021
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 03 Dec 2021
- Website
- www.thecariadblanketproject.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.