Bags of Blessings
Analysis
Bags of Blessings is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Bags of Blessings reported income of £16k and spending of £19k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6,079 to £16k (+162%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 554%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bags of Blessings sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sandcroft (£16k), Friends of Mapledown School (£16k) and Melody (£16k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The relief of those in need by reason of financial hardship, youth, age, ill health, disability or other disadvantage, through the distribution of gift bags and toys to homeless people, users of food banks, refugees and residents and children in deprived areas in Nottinghamshire
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sandcroft | London | £16k |
| Friends of Mapledown School | London | £16k |
| Melody | Birmingham | £16k |
| Medway Help for Ukrainians | Kent | £16k |