Breastfeeding Together

Analysis

Breastfeeding Together is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wigan. It was registered in November 2015, 11 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Breastfeeding Together reported income of £253k and spending of £172k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £75k to £253k (+239%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Breastfeeding Together sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Muslim Welfare Board (£253k), Ulfa Aid (£254k) and Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust Charitable Fund (£253k).