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Registered charity (CIO) · Bury

The Breastfeeding Companion

The Breastfeeding Companion is a registered charity (number 1195472) based in Bury, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Gordon Hall since 2021. Latest income £500 (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £500 (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Where
Throughout England, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Website
thebreastfeedingcompanion.com (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2021

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£500£0
  • 2024£810£0
  • 2023£0£0
Earlier years
  • 2022£0£0

Income trend, 2022 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 100%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF MOTHERS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION IN THE TECHNIQUES OF BREASTFEEDING AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF BREAST FEEDING.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG MEDICAL AND SUPPORT STAFF ON MATTERS RELATING TO BREASTFEEDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, WORKSHOPS, AND SEMINARS.

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.

5 trustees on the board

5y median 5y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
5.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (1)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 5The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 5Religious Activities 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 4 years.
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£500 latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1195472
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Aug 2021
Contact on the register
07471985497 · info@thebreastfeedingcompanion.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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