The Happy Baby Community
Analysis
The Happy Baby Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Happy Baby Community reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £483k to £1.2m (+147%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Happy Baby Community sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Devon Mind (£1.2m), Blackpool Carers Centre Limited (£1.2m) and New Horizons Community Enterprise (£1.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 3.5%. Reserves of £211k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 97%
- Investments 0.1%
- Other 2.4%
In the charity's own words
The Happy Baby Community provides practical and emotional support to new and expectant mums who have fled from traffickers or violence, and have sought international protection in the UK for themselves and their babies
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Devon Mind | Plymouth | £1.2m |
| Blackpool Carers Centre Limited | Blackpool | £1.2m |
| New Horizons Community Enterprise | Walsall | £1.2m |
| Stop the Traffik | London | £1.2m |