Families and Babies (Fab)

Analysis

Families and Babies (Fab) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Families and Babies (Fab) reported income of £497k and spending of £582k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £718k to £497k (-31%), an average of -8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Families and Babies (Fab) sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% 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 Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland (£496k), The Plynlimon Trust (£497k) and Kimberworth Park Community Partnership (£496k).