Histiocytosis UK

Analysis

Histiocytosis UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liskeard. It was registered in October 2014, 12 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Histiocytosis UK reported income of £70k and spending of £90k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £167k to £70k (-58%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Histiocytosis UK sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Guild of Analytical Psychologists (£70k), Batheaston New Village Hall (£70k) and Oxfordshire Chinese Community and Advice Centre (£70k).

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.