Hippo Pools Trust

Analysis

Hippo Pools Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in March 2011, 15 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Hippo Pools Trust reported income of £35k and spending of £193k, spending 546% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income fell from £166k to £35k (-79%), an average of -40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hippo Pools Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cherish International Charitable Trust (£35k), Community Training Assistance and Support (Ctas) Limited (£35k) and Soul Food Spaces (£35k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.