# Southmead Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Nicu) Parents' Group

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 298631 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/298631)
- Latest income: £434; spending £0
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: North Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bristol City
- Other names: Nicu Parents Group (working); Southmead Hospital Special Care Baby Unit Parents' Group (previous)
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/southmead-neonatal-intensive-care-unit-parents-group

Previously fundraising events including ladies fashion evenings, summer fairs, BBQ's collection days, quiz nights.Currently inactive.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £434 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £352 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £331 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £205 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £191 | £0 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1. To preserve and protect the health of babies born prematurely or requiring admission to the special Care baby Unit (s.c.b.u.) at Southmead hospital, Bristol, avon. 2. To support and assist babies of low birth weight born throughout the counties of avon, gloucester, Somerset, wiltshire, devon, cornwall, gwent. 3. To support and assist the families of all such babies. 4. To educate the general public in the management of medical and psychological problems faced by the families of all such babies.

## What it funds

Southmead Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Nicu) Parents' Group is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Southmead Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Nicu) Parents' Group reported income of £434 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £0 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as North Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Bristol City.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Southmead Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Nicu) Parents' Group in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Southmead Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Nicu) Parents' Group open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Southmead Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Nicu) Parents' Group is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Southmead Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Nicu) Parents' Group fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as North Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Bristol City.

### Does Southmead Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Nicu) Parents' Group give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Southmead Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Nicu) Parents' Group makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Southmead Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Nicu) Parents' Group give each year?

The register does not break out Southmead Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Nicu) Parents' Group's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £0 a year.

### How large is Southmead Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Nicu) Parents' Group?

In its latest reported year Southmead Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Nicu) Parents' Group reported income of £434 and spending of £0.


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