Basics Plus

Analysis

Basics Plus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Scarborough. It was registered in January 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03884643). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Basics Plus reported income of £862k and spending of £940k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £690k to £862k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Basics Plus sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ann Craft Trust (£862k), Dogs for Autism (£866k) and Misgav (£862k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and trading 4.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £626k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.