Buddy Up

Analysis

Buddy Up is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in August 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Buddy Up reported income of £89k and spending of £82k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £25k to £89k (+257%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 237%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Buddy Up sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kids Kabin - Lord Deramore's Primary School Wrap-Around Childcare Provision (£89k), Nottinghamshire Parent Carer Forum (£89k) and The Severfield Foundation (£88k).