The Hegarty Foundation
Analysis
The Hegarty Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Hegarty Foundation reported income of £29k and spending of £68k, spending 231% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £22k to £29k (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 280% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Hegarty Foundation sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Burbage Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£29k), The William Ransom School and Parents' Association (£29k) and 1st Kineton Scout Group (£29k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
For the public benefit to promote the education of people residing in the UK by awarding to such persons scholarships, maintenance allowances or grants tenable at the London College of Communication, part of the University of the Arts London.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Burbage Primary School Parent Teacher Association | Marlborough | £29k |
| The William Ransom School and Parents' Association | Hitchin | £29k |
| 1st Kineton Scout Group | Kineton | £29k |
| Hatfield Heath Primary School Parents and Friends Association | Bishop's Stortford | £29k |