Bigkid Foundation

Analysis

Bigkid Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06750651). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bigkid Foundation reported income of £583k and spending of £678k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £404k to £583k (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bigkid Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Edukid (£582k), Community Sustainability Services (£584k) and Home for Good (£582k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89%, charitable activities 7.3% and trading 3.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £126k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.