Hhugs - Helping Households Under Great Stress

Analysis

Hhugs - Helping Households Under Great Stress is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hhugs - Helping Households Under Great Stress reported income of £1.0m and spending of £1.2m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £951k to £1.0m (+7.2%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Hhugs - Helping Households Under Great Stress sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 The Simmons and Simmons Charitable Foundation (£1.0m), The Millby Foundation (£1.0m) and A Million Realities Foundation (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91% and charitable activities 7.8%. Charitable activities took 73% of spending and raising funds 24%. Reserves of £837k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.