Human Organ Preservation Research Trust

Analysis

Human Organ Preservation Research Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in January 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Human Organ Preservation Research Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £16k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £21k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 513%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Human Organ Preservation Research Trust sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zichron Miriam (£21k), Frenchay After Burns Children's Club (£21k) and Saltdean Swim & Surf Club (£21k).