Baps Charities

Analysis

Baps Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06547657). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Baps Charities reported income of £528k and spending of £116k, leaving 78% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £150k to £528k (+252%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 219%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Baps Charities sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Home-Start Kernow (£528k), RNLI Lifesaving Endowment (£528k) and Alice (Relief of Poverty & Advancement of Community) (£528k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93% and investments 7.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £250k. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 97%. Reserves of £100k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate.