The Bazbox

Analysis

The Bazbox is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crewe. It was registered in April 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Bazbox reported income of £121k and spending of £1,200, leaving 99% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from April 2024 to April 2025, income grew from £23k to £121k (+431%), an average of +431% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 431%. Over the whole period it spent 1.4% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Bazbox sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Brahmin Society North London (£121k), Good Old Furniture Available (Gofa) (£121k) and Kettering Foodbank (£121k).