Charlotte's Bag

Analysis

Charlotte's Bag is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training 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 organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Charlotte's Bag reported income of £65k and spending of £92k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £27k to £65k (+139%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 193%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Charlotte's Bag sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saffron Walden Choral Society (£65k), The Stockwell Centre (Colchester) Limited (£65k) and The Canbrick Charitable Trust (£65k).