Start Small

Analysis

Start Small is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chaddesden. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives 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 08003696). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Start Small reported income of £73k and spending of £71k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £58k to £73k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Start Small sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hangout (£73k), The Scotbelge Charitable Trust (£73k) and Pinderfields Spinal Injuries Centre Limited (£73k).