The Hesperus Foundation

Analysis

The Hesperus Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aylesbury. It was registered in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Hesperus Foundation reported income of £11k and spending of £26k, spending 250% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £7,113 to £11k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 653%. Over the whole period it spent 184% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Hesperus Foundation sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Poor's Land (£11k), Cornwall Refugee Resource Network (£11k) and Elevated Hope (£10k).