The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund

Analysis

The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund reported income of £2.2m and spending of £4.0m, spending 183% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.2m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 171% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Transport Association UK (£2.2m), Singh Sabha London East (£2.2m) and Harmony House Dagenham CIO (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 87% and donations and legacies 5.5%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 2.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.5m. Reserves of £101.9m would cover about 283 months of spending at that rate.

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.