DAILY LIFE LIMITED

Registered charity 1058787 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOBBY BAKER'S DAILY LIFE

Daily Life Ltd is an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation led by artist Bobby Baker. Daily Life Ltd aims to investigate and celebrate daily life and its limitations, promoting the abilities of people with lived experience of mental distress through the arts, collaborative research and diverse participation.

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Latest income
£261k
Latest spending
£291k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £29,728 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £39,032, which is below the trustees' stated optimum target of £70,700. The trustees acknowledge that financial sustainability remains the greatest risk and note the charity's dependency on continued support from grant-aiding bodies.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £70,700 (held: £39k)
The optimum level of Reserves is therefore £70,700. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
The charity is dependent on the continued support of grant aiding bodies. The Trustees believe that the charity will continue to receive this support and accordingly consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis. — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£261k£291k
31/03/2024£432k£385k
31/03/2023£133k£153k
31/03/2022£203k£156k
31/03/2021£114k£101k

Common questions

Is DAILY LIFE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £29,728 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £39,032, which is below the trustees' stated optimum target of £70,700. The trustees acknowledge that financial sustainability remains the greatest risk and note the charity's dependency on continued support from grant-aiding bodies. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery29/09/2023£13kProject Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund28/09/2023£10kEPIC DOMESTIC
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/09/2023£10k"EPIC DOMESTIC"
UK government13/10/2022£113kNational Portfolio Organisations

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DAILY LIFE LIMITED£261k0unclearnoted
THE LIFE AND SOUL KITCHEN LTD FY2025£143k0unclearno doubt
ORDINARY LIFESTYLES FY2025£3.3m0unclearno doubt
LOW COST LIVING LIMITED FY2025£7.8m0unclearno doubt
SHARED LIVES PLUS LIMITED FY2025£1.5maboveno doubt
LIFEWORKS CHARITY LIMITED FY2024£2.5munclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.