Hyperlipidaemia Education & Atherosclerosis Research Trust UK

Analysis

Hyperlipidaemia Education & Atherosclerosis Research Trust UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in August 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 company (Companies House number 02631049). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Hyperlipidaemia Education & Atherosclerosis Research Trust UK reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.6m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £903k to £1.9m (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hyperlipidaemia Education & Atherosclerosis Research Trust UK sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include GFCT (£1.9m), Latin Link (£1.9m) and Love Withington Baths (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 38%, donations and legacies 38% and charitable activities 19%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £490k. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 20%. Reserves of £855k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.