The Hepatitis C Trust

Analysis

The Hepatitis C Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2004, 22 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 05069924). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Hepatitis C Trust reported income of £8.7m and spending of £8.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.6m to £8.7m (+139%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 47%. 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, The Hepatitis C Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Campaign Against Living Miserably (£8.7m), Prospect Hospice Limited (£8.7m) and The Workforce Development Trust Limited (£8.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 3.0%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Reserves of £3.3m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 169 people.