John Huntingdon's Charity

Analysis

John Huntingdon's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in March 2007, 19 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 06045630). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, John Huntingdon's Charity reported income of £784k and spending of £725k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £489k to £784k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, John Huntingdon's Charity sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Croydon Mosque and Islamic Centre (£784k), Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity (£785k) and Embrace Wigan & Leigh (£783k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 45%, charitable activities 37% and donations and legacies 6.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,090. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 7.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £28k. Reserves of £149k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.