Babington's Charity

Analysis

Babington's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in June 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Babington's Charity reported income of £58k and spending of £76k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £47k to £58k (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Babington's Charity sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coventry Tamil Welfare Association (£58k), The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Faith Foundation Fellowship Centre (£58k) and Gloucestershire Bundles (£58k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.