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Aching Arms is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.
Aching Arms (number 1153296) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Aching Arms do?
Aching Arms provides comfort teddy bears to parents whose baby has died during pregnancy, birth or infancy. They gift bears to parents via maternity health professionals and befriending groups in the UK. The bears are used to discuss support available to parents. The charity also leads awareness training for health professionals and hosts a telephone befriending service for bereaved parents.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Aching Arms
Answers Aching Arms gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Aching Arms's highest-paid staff paid?
Aching Arms's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Aching Arms's money come from?
Aching Arms reported £562k total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £544k (97%), charitable activities £15k (3%), investments £2,472 (0%).
Donations and legacies£544k · 97%
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£15k · 3%
Investments£2,472 · 0%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Aching Arms as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Aching Arms's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Aching Arms registered for?
Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Why is there no Clarity Score for Aching Arms yet?
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The register data used for this profile lists Aching Arms as a registered charity (number 1153296) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Aching Arms's charity number?
Aching Arms's charity number is 1153296. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Aching Arms do?
Aching Arms provides comfort teddy bears to parents whose baby has died during pregnancy, birth or infancy. They gift bears to parents via maternity health professionals and befriending groups in the UK. The bears are used to discuss support available to parents. The charity also leads awareness training for health professionals and hosts a telephone befriending service for bereaved parents.
Does Aching Arms have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Aching Arms. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Aching Arms?
Aching Arms's website listed in our register data is http://www.achingarms.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Aching Arms's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Aching Arms's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Aching Arms's money come from?
Aching Arms reported £562k total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £544k (97%), charitable activities £15k (3%), investments £2,472 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Aching Arms?
The register records Aching Arms as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Aching Arms's trustees paid?
Aching Arms's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Aching Arms registered as a charity?
Aching Arms was entered on the register on 8 August 2013.