THE BASIC LIFE CHARITY

Registered charity 1079263 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BASIC

Activities to individuals and groups within the community

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£350k
Latest spending
£377k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £159,610 against a policy target of no less than nine months of costs. Although the financial position is described as robust, the trustees note that investment in a new site will temporarily restrict the ability to provide large financial donations for approximately eighteen months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities
“Incoming resources from charitable activities S04 339,566”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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
31/12/2025£350k£377k
31/12/2024£339k£357k
31/12/2023£282k£261k
31/12/2022£251k£228k
31/12/2021£265k£218k

Common questions

Is THE BASIC LIFE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £159,610 against a policy target of no less than nine months of costs. Although the financial position is described as robust, the trustees note that investment in a new site will temporarily restrict the ability to provide large financial donations for approximately eighteen months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/05/2020£49kBasic Life Covid Response

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BASIC LIFE CHARITY£350k——unclear—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
SAVE ONE LIFE FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
NHANCED COMMUNITIES FY2025£182k—0unclear—no doubt
CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
KLSA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£123k—0within—no doubt

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