The Hymans Robertson Foundation

Analysis

The Hymans Robertson Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Edinburgh. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Hymans Robertson Foundation reported income of £204k and spending of £284k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £221k to £204k (-7.7%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Hymans Robertson Foundation sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ezer Vesaad Trust (£204k), Sheffield Islamic Centre Madina Masjid Trust (£204k) and The Good Shepherd Mission (£204k).