BIRTH COMPANIONS

About BIRTH COMPANIONS

BIRTH COMPANIONS is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1120934). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Platinum" rating with a CharityScore of 95/100 — one of the highest-rated charities in England and Wales for governance and transparency. This places it among the top-rated charities in our database, reflecting strong performance across governance, financial health, and regulatory compliance. In its most recent reporting year (2025), BIRTH COMPANIONS reported a total income of £829,433 and total expenditure of £726,976, a spending ratio of 88% indicating a strong proportion of funds directed to charitable work. According to the Charity Commission register, BIRTH COMPANIONS describes its activities as follows: We support women experiencing severe disadvantages in the period before, during and after the birth of their babies. We run groups and give one to one support to women in four prisons and in the community in London. We have a national remit to improve the experiences and care of women facing health and social inequalities in the perinatal period through training, research and influencing change. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for BIRTH COMPANIONS. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Financial History

Latest spending ratio: 87.6% of income spent on charitable work