The Hearth Foundation
Analysis
The Hearth Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lutterworth. It was registered in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Hearth Foundation reported income of £133k and spending of £184k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £116k to £133k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Hearth Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Apelt and Lazarus Charitable Trust (£133k), The Lollipop Foundation (£133k) and South Africans in Need Trust (£132k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The object of the Charity as stated in its constitution, is to advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the Trustees see fit from time to time.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Apelt and Lazarus Charitable Trust | London | £133k |
| The Lollipop Foundation | Bristol | £133k |
| South Africans in Need Trust | Surrey | £132k |
| The Late Gwyneth Mon Williams Charitable Trust | Whiteley | £135k |