Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile

Analysis

Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06816297). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile reported income of £605k and spending of £692k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £657k to £605k (-8.0%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% 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 Wild Impact Foundation (£604k), Telford Mind (£605k) and Paddock Community Trust (£604k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 4.5%. Reserves of £275k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.