Sands
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Sands vision is a world where fewer babies die. Sands works to ensure that, when a baby dies, anyone affected receives the best bereavement care and support for as long as they need it. Sands offers a free UK helpline and network of support groups, works with healthcare professionals to improve bereavement care, and involves bereaved families in research to save babies lives.
Latest income
£8.0m
Expenditure
£8.4m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £6.4m | £3.6m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £6.8m | £4.6m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £7.5m | £6.8m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £7.4m | £8.1m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £8.0m | £8.4m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £2.9m |
| Charitable activities | £433k |
| Trading | £4.6m |
| Investment income | £86k |
| Total income | £8.0m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £4.2m |
| Raising funds | £4.2m |
| Grants to institutions | £88k |
| Governance | £37k |
| Total expenditure | £8.4m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £5.4m |
| Total funds | £5.9m |
| — restricted | £332k |
| — unrestricted | £5.6m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £5.9m |
| Cash | £908k |
People
| Employees | 110 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.