Headstart4babies Limited

Analysis

Headstart4babies Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 05328774). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Headstart4babies Limited reported income of £80k and spending of £95k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £59k to £80k (+35%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Headstart4babies Limited sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Headcorn Village Hall (£80k), Frizinghall Community Association (£80k) and North Wales Medical Trust Limited (£80k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.