Black Heart Foundation (UK) Limited

Analysis

Black Heart Foundation (UK) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07241076). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Black Heart Foundation (UK) Limited reported income of £1.3m and spending of £937k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £2.9m to £1.3m (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 43%. 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, Black Heart Foundation (UK) Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust (£1.3m), The William Merritt Disabled Living Centre (£1.3m) and Birmingham Sport and Physical Activity Trust (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 29%. Grants to other organisations totalled £342k. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.