Hamlin Fistula UK

Analysis

Hamlin Fistula UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08457433). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Hamlin Fistula UK reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £416k to £1.2m (+180%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 141% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hamlin Fistula UK sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hospice in Rossendale (£1.2m), Spectrum Northants Limited (£1.2m) and Northern College of Acupuncture (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 80%, charitable activities 15% and investments 4.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £607k. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 23%. Grants to other organisations totalled £645k. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.