Babies in Buscot Support

Analysis

Babies in Buscot Support is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Babies in Buscot Support reported income of £112k and spending of £119k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £70k to £112k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Babies in Buscot Support sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Dyna and Fala Weinstock Charitable Trust (£112k), Global Angels Ltd (£112k) and Kayeff Foundation (£112k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.