The Herpes Viruses Association

Analysis

The Herpes Viruses Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Herpes Viruses Association reported income of £146k and spending of £150k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £151k to £146k (-3.3%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Herpes Viruses Association sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stroud Earth Community (£146k), Reuters Centenary Fund (£146k) and Mayday Trust (£146k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.