Heart of the Father

Analysis

Heart of the Father is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in September 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Heart of the Father reported income of £18k and spending of £15k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £31k to £18k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Heart of the Father sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Healthtree Uganda (£18k), The a P and V V R Harris Charitable Trust (£18k) and Springhead School Fund (£18k).