Registered charity (CIO) · Kent
Baby Umbrella
- 7 trustees
- Income £116k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Amy Catherine SempleTrustee · since 2026
- Amy Clare Tippen-SmithTrustee · since 2024
- Catherine Mary HardwickTrustee · since 2024
- Jaime Cheryl Eloise Langford PhippsTrustee · since 2024
- Karen Hickson-SmithTrustee · since 2025
- Marissa Katherine ConwayTrustee · since 2024
- Rebecca Margaret O'DwyerTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Kent
- Website
- babyumbrella.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2020
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£116k£142k
- 2024£132k£114k
- 2023£108k£86k
Earlier years
- 2022£86k£68k
- 2021£37k£19k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 11%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST BY PROVIDING EASILY ACCESSIBLE SKILLED SUPPORT FOR POSTNATAL PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH IN AND AROUND WEST KENT.1) BY PROVIDING OPEN ACCESS COMMUNITY GROUPS WITH SKILLED, NON-JUDGEMENTAL PROFESSIONALS (INCLUDING LACTATION CONSULTANTS AND BREASTFEEDING COUNSELLORS) AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING AND PARENTING, REDUCE POSTNATAL SOCIAL ISOLATION, AND IMPROVE POSTNATAL MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING;2) BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, TRAINING AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES, BUILDING EXPERTISE WITHIN THE SECTOR AND SUPPORTING PARENTS TO INCREASE CONFIDENCE AND RETURN TO WORK;3) BY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NHS, LOCAL AUTHORITY, THIRD SECTOR AND PRIVATE SECTOR SERVICES TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF PARENT-CENTRED RESPONSIVE CARE;4) BY INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVITY OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO ADDRESS INEQUALITY.
Grants received
7 grants · £74,205 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £46,740 (3 grants)
- Postcode Society Trust · £19,479
- The Leathersellers' Foundation · £5,000
- Making A Difference Locally · £2,000
- Skinners' Charity Foundation · £986
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Amy Catherine Semple since 2026
- Amy Clare Tippen-Smith since 2024
- Catherine Mary Hardwick since 2024
- Jaime Cheryl Eloise Langford Phipps since 2024
- Karen Hickson-Smith since 2025
- Marissa Katherine Conway since 2024
- Rebecca Margaret O'Dwyer since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Amy Catherine Semple since 2026
- Amy Clare Tippen-Smith since 2024
- Catherine Mary Hardwick since 2024
- Jaime Cheryl Eloise Langford Phipps since 2024
- Karen Hickson-Smith since 2025
- Marissa Katherine Conway since 2024
- Rebecca Margaret O'Dwyer since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1190745
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Aug 2020 as amended on 06 Nov 2020
- Contact on the register
- 07418632397 · info@babyumbrella.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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