National Heart and Lung Foundation

Analysis

National Heart and Lung Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1995, 31 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 sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, National Heart and Lung Foundation reported income of £765k and spending of £203k, leaving 73% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £631k to £765k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, National Heart and Lung Foundation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ralph Levy Charitable Company Limited (£764k), The Family & Relationship Centre (£765k) and The Pied Piper Trust (£764k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 67% and donations and legacies 33%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £132k. Charitable activities took 39% of spending and raising funds 33%. Grants to other organisations totalled £28k. Reserves of £24.9m would cover about 1049 months of spending at that rate.