The Bowlby Centre

Analysis

The Bowlby Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03272512). It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Bowlby Centre reported income of £290k and spending of £226k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £211k to £290k (+37%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Bowlby Centre sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tamu Dhee Association (UK) (£290k), The British Blood Transfusion Society (£290k) and United Borders (£290k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.