Baby Basics Northampton

Analysis

Baby Basics Northampton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Northamptonshire. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Baby Basics Northampton reported income of £207k and spending of £153k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £87k to £207k (+136%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Baby Basics Northampton 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 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Home Furniture Services Trust (£207k), The Cheruby Trust (£207k) and Ministerio Palavra Genuina-Christ Apostolic Church Limited (£206k).