--- title: "Babyzone — charity rating & review | CharityCompare" description: "Is Babyzone a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 75/100. Accounts 2025: income £976k · cause-spend split not disclosed. Reg 1198316." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/babyzone retrieved: 2026-08-18T01:30:17.133Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Babyzone a good charity? Babyzone scores 75/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£976k total income, cause-spend split not disclosed). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. United Kingdom | Reg [1198316](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/babyzone) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.babyzone.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1198316) Donate ## How can you give to BABYZONE? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official BABYZONE form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.babyzone.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1198316) ## What does Babyzone do? Babyzone is a registered charity (no. 1198316) working in human rights across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in recent filings, holding roughly 3 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈72% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Babyzone hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=babyzone) **In short:** BABYZONE scores 75 out of 100 (4 stars). Cause-spend split not disclosed in recent filings. Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is Babyzone? Babyzone has a Clarity Score of 75 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1198316. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Human rights. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £976k, cause-spend split not disclosed in that filing. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 3 months of operating costs. No major red flags from our filing review. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 75/100 4★ · Good Cause spend N/D Not disclosed in filings Accountability 93/100 Finance beacon Income £976k Latest year 2025 Reserves 3 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission Fundraising efficiency not stated · Overhead not disclosed · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does BABYZONE compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers BABYZONE scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)36thpercentile **Scores higher than 36% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 75/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). Human rights charities38thpercentile **Scores higher than 38% of 146 charities in this cause** · 75/100 vs 77 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Babyzone's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Babyzone's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 6 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 70% | 7/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 93/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 3 months · 15/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 60% | 23% · 3/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 0% | Not stated · 0/10 pts | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | Not reported · 0/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Babyzone's Clarity Score? 75/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 93/100 Accountability & Transparency 93/100 Financial Health 50/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight6 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies7/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 93/100 Reserves (months of cash)3 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets23% · 3/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 Program expense ratioNot stated · 0/10 pts Fundraising efficiency0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratioNot reported · 0/10 pts ## How much does Babyzone raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £976k | — | | Total expenditure | £826k | — | | Charitable activities | Not disclosed | — | ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £826k spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split. ## What trust indicators does Babyzone have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 6 trustees on the Charity Commission register Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1198316 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1198316) ### Trustees & officers - Charles Stuart Mindenhall Chair · since 2022 - Jyoti Cushion since 2022 - Lucy Cary-Elwes since 2022 - Lara Legassick since 2022 - Sarah Hesz since 2022 - Patrick Radcliffe since 2023 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Babyzone's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Babyzone? Overall score 75/100 (4★) Income £976k Cause spend Not disclosed Reg number 1198316 Scope UK-wide Reserves 3 months Trustees 6 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does BABYZONE compare, and where else can you look? [Compare BABYZONE with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=babyzone) [More human rights charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/human-rights) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where BABYZONE sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [human rights charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/human-rights) - [education charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/education) - [community charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/community) - [children charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/children) ### Similar human rights charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/centre-for-women-s-justice) 99/100 · £987k - [THE 93 PERCENT CLUB FOUNDATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-93-percent-club-foundation) 97/100 · £773k - [THE MOTHERHOOD PLAN](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-motherhood-plan) 97/100 · £764k - [LGB ALLIANCE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/lgb-alliance) 97/100 · £551k ## How can you share Babyzone's rating? 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Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1198316. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Babyzone's charity number? + Babyzone's charity number is 1198316. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Babyzone's charity rating? + Babyzone scores 75 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Babyzone have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Babyzone. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts. For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Babyzone? + Babyzone does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in its recent UK regulator filings, so there is no official figure for how much of a donation reaches the cause. CharityCompare reports this as "not disclosed" rather than assuming a number. What are Babyzone's overheads? + Babyzone's recent UK regulator filings do not disclose a fundraising or governance cost split, so no official overhead percentage is available. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Babyzone's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Babyzone receive? + Babyzone reported £976k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Babyzone's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Babyzone based? + Babyzone is listed at United Kingdom and operates UK-wide, focused on human rights. How does CharityCompare score Babyzone? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Babyzone's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Babyzone's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.