The Heysham Fund

Analysis

The Heysham Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Heysham Fund reported income of £11k and spending of £9,675, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10k to £11k (+7.9%), an average of +1.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Heysham Fund sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Morriston Hospital League of Friends (£11k), Christchurch Hospital League of Friends (£11k) and Dorset Search Dogs (£11k).