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maternity action

The charity supports children and young people and other defined groups. Maternity Action is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing advocacy, advice, or information. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Maternity Action works to challenge inequality and promote wellbeing for pregnant women, new mothers and their families. Maternity Action provides telephone advice and web-based information on maternity and parental rights; training for health professionals, advisers and community workers;and undertakes research, policy and campaigning.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£882,482
Latest Expenditure
£996,690

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 109.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 97.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £119,791
Charitable Activities £760,492
Other Trading £0
Investments £2,199
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £970,242
Raising Funds £26,448
Governance £4,698
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£882,482£996,690£970,242£430,874£245,84827 / 467
2024£1,037,482£1,047,417£1,020,683£545,082£395,38328 / 340
2023£853,857£781,886£762,097£555,017£555,01725 / 15
2022£568,001£638,142£632,334£483,046£366,90723 / 72
2021£922,429£590,317£590,012£553,187£320,45817 / 72

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers