The Hoover Foundation

Analysis

The Hoover Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warrington. It was registered in September 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Hoover Foundation reported income of £103k and spending of £37k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £97k to £103k (+6.0%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 27% 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 Hoover Foundation sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sanatan Dharma Mandal and Hindu Community Centre (£103k), Haeuk (£103k) and Bro Myrddin Bowls Club (£103k).