Nabs

Analysis

Nabs is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03588945). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Nabs reported income of £2.9m and spending of £3.2m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £2.9m (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Nabs sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trust Links Limited (£2.9m), Age UK Hillingdon, Harrow and Brent (£2.9m) and Woking Homes (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 68% and trading 31%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £357. Charitable activities took 29% of spending and raising funds 47%. Reserves of £2.4m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.