Registered charity 1209655

Vale of Neath Baby Basics

What it does

To prevent or relieve poverty among economically disadvantaged individuals and families in Neath Port Talbot and surrounding areas. This initiative provides essential items such as equipment, clothing, and toiletries to those with newborns, establishing a baby bank as a distribution centre. It collaborates with local healthcare professionals to identify families in need.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

Its charitable purposes

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE VALE OF NEATH, NEATH PORT TALBOT, RHONDDA CYNON-TAF AND POWYS BY:(A) PROVIDING ESSENTIAL ITEMS, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT, CLOTHING, AND TOILETRIES, TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH NEWBORN BABIES AND ESTABLISHING A BABY BANK WHICH WILL ACT AS A DISTRIBUTION CENTRE FOR THE PROVISION OF SUCH ITEMS;(B) WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, MIDWIVES, HEALTH VISITORS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL GROUPS TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED.

From its governing document, as recorded on the register.

Causes

What it works on: General charitable purposes
Education and training
Disability
Preventing or relieving poverty
Other charitable purposes
Who it helps: Children and young people
The general public
How it works: Provides other finance
Provides services
Provides advocacy, advice or information
Other charitable activities

The charity chose these from the Charity Commission's list.

Where it works

In Wales

Neath Port Talbot
Powys
Rhondda Cynon Taf

Area of benefit in its governing document: Local

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

Income and spending

The register has no income or spending figures for this charity.

Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving

No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

Trustees

1 trustee runs the charity.

David Anthony CooperChairAppointed 17 January 2025

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Filing record

The last annual return that was due arrived after the deadline.

When each year's annual return and accounts were due and received
Year ending	Due	Annual return	Accounts
30 April 2025	28 February 2026	Not received	No record

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

About this charity

Charity number: 1209655
Status: Registered
Registered with the Commission: 19 August 2024
Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 19 Aug 2024
Website: www.valeofneathbabybasics.orgAs the charity gave it on the register.
Council area of its contact address: Neath Port Talbot

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.

Elsewhere in the Edau family

Year ending

Due

Annual return

Accounts

30 April 2025

28 February 2026

Not received

No record