Impact Report 2024

Baby Basics UK is a network of 55 centres distributing essential items to vulnerable families with babies and young children. Their 2024 impact report — marking 15 years of service — records support for 44,210 children, 84,640 items freely given and over 700,000 clothing items repurposed. A new Beds for Babies safe sleep project delivered over 1,000 beds in its first six months.

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📋About

Essential item distribution, formula support, Beds for Babies safe sleep project, corporate volunteer partnerships, national warehouse distribution

📊Key Metrics

44,210 children and families supported across 55 centres (5% increase on 2023) Key Metric 1
84,640 essential items distributed freely to vulnerable families Key Metric 2
700,000+ clothing items and 50,000+ other items repurposed from landfill Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Beds for Babies project delivered 1,000+ beds in first 6 months, reducing unsafe sleep risk
  • 55 active centres across the UK; new centres opened in Newark and Alnwick in 2025
  • Baby Bank Alliance membership secured; ITV Lorraine/Morrisons campaign amplified national reach

📍Geography

UK-Wide

2024 Enhanced

Little Village Impact Report 2024

7,325 individual children supported; 9,269 instances of support across the year; 6,660 referrals fulfilled; 485 emergency newborn hospital packs delivered to 23 London hospitals (92% of all London maternity units)
Key Metric 1
734 regular volunteers; 31,348 volunteer hours; 146 one-off volunteers (700+ hours); 99 corporate volunteer groups (3,900 hours)
Key Metric 2
Items gifted worth over £3 million (if new); 128 tonnes of goods redistributed; £22,714 in financial support secured or saved for families via signposting; 174 tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions saved through reuse
Key Metric 3
Connections and signposting: Family Connections team spoke to 2,764 families; signposting support provided 1,037 times; 77% of signposting recipients had never accessed similar help before; £22,714 in financial support secured or saved
2024 Enhanced

The Felix Project Impact Report 2024

Nearly 16,000 tonnes of food redistributed — equivalent to 38 million meals — to over 1,200 community organisations across London
Key Metric 1
London's largest food redistribution charity, operating from four depots and Felix's Kitchen, rescuing surplus food from the food industry and delivering it to community organisations feeding people experiencing hunger
Key Metric 2
Rescuing and redistributing surplus food, preparing meals in Felix's Kitchen, launching Felix's Multibank for non-food items, farm rescue, and policy work to drive systemic change
Key Metric 3
18% more food redistributed than 2023; over 13,000 volunteers welcomed; 145 new community organisations added to delivery routes