The Hygiene Bank

Analysis

The Hygiene Bank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Hygiene Bank reported income of £7.4m and spending of £7.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £4.2m to £7.4m (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Hygiene Bank sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hubbub Foundation UK (£7.4m), Heart of England Young Men’s Christian Association (£7.5m) and Right to Succeed CIO (£7.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 3.1%. Reserves of £405k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.