Registered charity · Derby
Friends of the Baby Unit Fund
Friends of the Baby Unit Fund is a registered charity (number 516864) based in Derby, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Andrew Blurton since 2019. Latest income £41k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Friends of the Baby Unit Derby City General Hospital (Charity Commission)
- 11 trustees
- Income £41k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Andrew BlurtonChair · since 2019
- Angela HardingTrustee · since 2019
- Ashley WainwrightTrustee · since 2020
- Bernadette DrakeTrustee · since 2016
- Catherine ReptonTrustee · since 2013
- Jessica CushleyTrustee · since 2019
- Kara BlurtonTrustee · since 2020
- Karen SoulsbyTrustee · since 2019
- Laura May MasonTrustee · since 2019
- Lisa Jane WainwrightTrustee · since 2020
- Pauline SkidmoreTrustee
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
- Where
- Derbyshire, Derby City
- Website
- www.fobuderby.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1985
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£41k£29k
- 2024£38k£13k
- 2023£30k£18k
Earlier years
- 2022£26k£10k
- 2021£25k£21k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF SICKNESS IN PATIENTS AT THE BABY UNIT AT DERBY CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL BY THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES FOR THE SPECIALISED CARE OF SUCH PATIENTS.
Grants received
1 grant · £50,000 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 Heritage Fund · £50,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage 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.
11 trustees on the board
- Andrew Blurton Chair since 2019
- Angela Harding since 2019
- Ashley Wainwright since 2020
- Bernadette Drake since 2016
- Catherine Repton since 2013
- Jessica Cushley since 2019
- Kara Blurton since 2020
- Karen Soulsby since 2019
- Laura May Mason since 2019
- Lisa Jane Wainwright since 2020
- Pauline Skidmore
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrew Blurton Chair since 2019
- Angela Harding since 2019
- Bernadette Drake since 2016
- Catherine Repton since 2013
- Jessica Cushley since 2019
- Karen Soulsby since 2019
- Laura May Mason since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Andrew Blurton Chair since 2019
- Angela Harding since 2019
- Ashley Wainwright since 2020
- Bernadette Drake since 2016
- Catherine Repton since 2013
- Jessica Cushley since 2019
- Kara Blurton since 2020
- Karen Soulsby since 2019
- Laura May Mason since 2019
- Lisa Jane Wainwright since 2020
- Pauline Skidmore
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across 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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 516864
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10 SEPTEMBER 1985 AS AMENDED 10 OCTOBER 1991 AND 5 OCTOBER 1994
- Contact on the register
- 07974690777 · Andyblurton@fobuderby.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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