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Heart Response

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1185649DorchesterDisability
Income£20k2026-04-05
Spending£19ksame year
Spent / received102%5-year average
Size in its cause40th pctDisability
Registered2019CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Heart Response is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorchester. It was registered in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Heart Response reported income of £20k and spending of £19k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £16k to £20k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Heart Response sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Old Town Trust Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£20k), Ready Steady Go Hello Charity (£20k) and Polish Organisation for Learning Assistance and Culture (Polac) (£20k).

Income and spending

£0£6,122£12k£18k£24k2022 Income: £15,6662022 Spending: £19,04920222023 Income: £24,4892023 Spending: £23,40720232024 Income: £20,2792024 Spending: £17,96020242025 Income: £19,3972025 Spending: £22,16520252026 Income: £20,3802026 Spending: £19,4362026
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

Heart Response exists to relieve poverty in Romania by providing grants, items and services to partner organisations. Certain grants are for recreational and leisure activities provided in the interest of social welfare and designed to improve conditions of life. Heart Response also exists to advance the Christian faith in the UK and Romania through outreach work in schools, hospitals and prisons.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Old Town Trust Charitable Incorporated OrganisationBury St Edmunds£20k
Ready Steady Go Hello CharitySalisbury£20k
Polish Organisation for Learning Assistance and Culture (Polac)Worksop£20k
Nottingham Tamil Kuzhumam (NTK)Nottingham£20k