Harefield Transplant Club (The Hamsters)
Analysis
Harefield Transplant Club (The Hamsters) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in February 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Harefield Transplant Club (The Hamsters) reported income of £13k and spending of £17k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5,237 to £13k (+142%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Harefield Transplant Club (The Hamsters) sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Inchigeelagh O'gorman Academy of Irish Dance (£13k), Faversham and Villages Refugee Solidarity Group (£13k) and The League of Friends of the Bridgwater Hospital and Community (£13k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
WE HELP PATIENTS WHO HAVE HAD HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTS, THEIR FAMILIES, CARERS AND RELATIVES.WE ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN BRINGING AWARENESS OF TRANSPLANTATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ESPECIALLY THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Inchigeelagh O'gorman Academy of Irish Dance | Chester Le Street | £13k |
| Faversham and Villages Refugee Solidarity Group | Kent | £13k |
| The League of Friends of the Bridgwater Hospital and Community | Somerset | £13k |
| Barton Bees Women's Institute | Hampshire | £13k |