British Pregnancy Advisory Service

Analysis

British Pregnancy Advisory Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwickshire. It was registered in April 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01803160). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, British Pregnancy Advisory Service reported income of £71.9m and spending of £68.6m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £39.7m to £71.9m (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, British Pregnancy Advisory Service sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Aid (£71.4m), Amanat Charity Trust (£71.9m) and Anthony Nolan (£70.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £24.2m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1,037 people.