The Sue Hammerson Foundation

Analysis

The Sue Hammerson Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Sue Hammerson Foundation reported income of £56k and spending of £152k, spending 273% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £34k to £56k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 246% 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 Sue Hammerson Foundation sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hadhari Project (£56k), The Farthings Foundation (£56k) and The League of Friends of the North Tees Hospital (£56k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.