Special Care Infant Parent Support (Scips)

Analysis

Special Care Infant Parent Support (Scips) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in February 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Special Care Infant Parent Support (Scips) reported income of £16k and spending of £10k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £23k to £16k (-27%), an average of -7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Special Care Infant Parent Support (Scips) sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Medway Cares (£16k), The Archdeaconry of Buckingham Clergy Charity (£16k) and Friends of the Redfern Centre (£16k).