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Hubbub Foundation UK

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1158700LondonPoverty relief
Income£7.4m2025-10-31
Spending£7.1msame year
Spent / received98%5-year average
Size in its cause99th pctPoverty relief
Registered2014Charitable company
Employees49latest return

Analysis

Hubbub Foundation UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09038107). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Hubbub Foundation UK reported income of £7.4m and spending of £7.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £4.7m to £7.4m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hubbub Foundation UK sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Right to Succeed CIO (£7.2m), The Hygiene Bank (£7.4m) and The Church Army (£7.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 71%, charitable activities 28% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 3.4%. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 49 people.

Income and spending

£0£2.7m£5.3m£8.0m£10.6m2021 Income: £4,670,4902021 Spending: £4,274,27920212022 Income: £8,281,3232022 Spending: £7,403,68620222023 Income: £9,204,6192023 Spending: £8,309,04220232024 Income: £8,906,3402024 Spending: £10,630,49720242025 Income: £7,385,5382025 Spending: £7,129,7072025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 71%
  • Charitable activities 28%
  • Investments 1.2%
  • Other 0.0%

In the charity's own words

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT BY INCREASING PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR WHICH IS NOT HARMFUL TO MAN OR OTHER LIVING SPECIES AND TO PLANETARY ECOLOGY.

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Right to Succeed CIOLiverpool£7.2m
The Hygiene BankLondon£7.4m
The Church ArmySheffield£7.1m
Heart of England Young Men’s Christian AssociationBirmingham£7.5m