Hertford British Charitable Fund

Analysis

Hertford British Charitable Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in England. It was registered in August 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00878934). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hertford British Charitable Fund reported income of £2.9m and spending of £2.3m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £2.9m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hertford British Charitable Fund sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sheffield Hospitals Charity (£2.9m), Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Community Programme (£2.9m) and Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 40% of spending and raising funds 30%. Grants to other organisations totalled £71k. Reserves of £44.5m would cover about 187 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.