The British and Irish Hypertension Society

Analysis

The British and Irish Hypertension Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British and Irish Hypertension Society reported income of £341k and spending of £495k, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £274k to £341k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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 British and Irish Hypertension Society sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Radford Care Group (£341k), Windmill Community Gardens Margate (£341k) and The Leanne Pero Foundation (£340k).