The Hobson Charity Limited

Analysis

The Hobson Charity Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01890971). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Hobson Charity Limited reported income of £1.8m and spending of £2.1m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.7m to £1.8m (-33%), an average of -9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 Hobson Charity Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northampton Saints Foundation (£1.8m), The Rosemere Cancer Foundation (£1.8m) and The Farming Community Network (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 7.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.7m. Reserves of £3.8m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.