The Foundation for Liver Research

Analysis

The Foundation for Liver Research is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07156633). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Foundation for Liver Research reported income of £3.0m and spending of £4.5m, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £3.0m (+5.7%), an average of +1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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 Foundation for Liver Research 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (£3.0m), Sharrow Community Forum Limited (£3.0m) and Spitalfields Crypt Trust (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 68%, donations and legacies 20% and charitable activities 11%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £142k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 8.9%. Reserves of £3.2m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.