THE NATIONAL CHILDBIRTH TRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
We offer information and support in pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthoodWe aim to give every parent the chance to make informed choicesWe want to make sure that everyone in the UK, regardless of background or location, has access to our services and activitiesWe advocate on behalf of parents to make the UK more parent friendly by improving services and support for parents
Latest income
£11.1m
Expenditure
£11.9m
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 | £10.4m | £10.4m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £10.9m | £10.6m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £11.3m | £11.7m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £11.8m | £12.1m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £11.1m | £11.9m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £837k |
| Charitable activities | £9.5m |
| Trading | £195k |
| Investment income | £65k |
| Total income | £11.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £11.2m |
| Raising funds | £146k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £12k |
| Total expenditure | £11.9m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £3.6m |
| Total funds | £3.9m |
| — restricted | £274k |
| — unrestricted | £3.6m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £3.9m |
| Cash | £282k |
People
| Employees | 185 |
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
How it works
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
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.