Little Hearts Matter

Analysis

Little Hearts Matter is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 06442071). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Little Hearts Matter reported income of £372k and spending of £558k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £430k to £372k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Little Hearts Matter sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seaton and District Hospital League of Friends (£372k), HWLincs (£372k) and The Issachar Foundation (£372k).

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.