The British Society for Heart Failure

Analysis

The British Society for Heart Failure is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1999, 27 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 03767312). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, The British Society for Heart Failure reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.3m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £756k to £1.1m (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 56%. 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, The British Society for Heart Failure sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nishkam Civic Association (£1.1m), The Panacea Charitable Trust (£1.1m) and Dementia Adventure Trust (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 72%, donations and legacies 24%, investments 2.1% and trading 1.5%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £479k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.