Hanson Research Trust
Analysis
Hanson Research Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northumberland. It was registered in May 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Hanson Research Trust reported income of £61k and spending of £49k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £54k to £61k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hanson Research Trust sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Association of Paediatric Urologists (£61k), Children's Hunger Relief Fund UK (£61k) and Chordoma UK (£61k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The charity undertakes medical research and the advancement of medical eductation for the benefit of the public through a fellowship in Surgery at the Department of Surgery at the University of Oxford.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| British Association of Paediatric Urologists | Manchester | £61k |
| Children's Hunger Relief Fund UK | Watford | £61k |
| Chordoma UK | Twickenham | £61k |
| The J and M Charitable Trust | London | £61k |