The Baobab Foundation

Analysis

The Baobab Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in June 2023, 3 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 makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Baobab Foundation reported income of £15k and spending of £7,027, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2025, income grew from £5,000 to £15k (+203%), an average of +203% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 203%. Over the whole period it spent 35% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Baobab Foundation sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Deaf and Blind Aid Lanka (£15k), The Churches Together Shop (£15k) and Waltham Forest U3a (£15k).