The Hardy Group

Analysis

The Hardy Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Hardy Group reported income of £11k and spending of £14k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £3,315 to £11k (+217%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 178%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Hardy Group sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arnside Choral Society (£11k), Friends of or Meir and Bracha (£11k) and Asberg (£10k).