Babs UK

Analysis

Babs UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in April 2004, 22 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. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Babs UK reported income of £11k and spending of £61k, spending 571% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £19k to £11k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 1301%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Babs UK sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tynedale Stroke Club (£11k), The School Church and Poor Estate (£11k) and Kent Cancer Trust (£11k).

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.