The Tin Hat Centre

Analysis

The Tin Hat Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottinghamshire. It was registered in December 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03900665). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Tin Hat Centre reported income of £179k and spending of £232k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £133k to £179k (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 118% 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 Tin Hat Centre sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Life Bridging Works (£179k), Cancer Care Diaspora (£179k) and Marfan Trust (£179k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.