Baby Basics MK

Analysis

Baby Basics MK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Baby Basics MK reported income of £40k and spending of £30k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £20k to £40k (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Baby Basics MK sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Triangle Living Water Limited (£40k), Eleemosynary Charity of Giles Heron (£40k) and Riverlife Church Sunderland (£40k).