The Fred Hollows Foundation (UK)

Analysis

The Fred Hollows Foundation (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07193829). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Fred Hollows Foundation (UK) reported income of £776k and spending of £798k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £2.2m to £776k (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 Fred Hollows Foundation (UK) 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Unheard Voices Trust (£776k), Free to Be Kids (£776k) and Hastings Advice and Representation Centre (£776k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and charitable activities 2.0%. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 30%. Reserves of £216k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.

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.