The National HIV Story Trust

Analysis

The National HIV Story Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The National HIV Story Trust reported income of £126k and spending of £79k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £44k to £126k (+186%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 852%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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 National HIV Story Trust sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Re:dish (£126k), Harbo Charities Limited (£126k) and The Oases Foundation International (£126k).