HAEMOCHROMATOSIS UK

Registered charity 1001307 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HUK, THE HAEMOCHROMATOSIS SOCIETY · also registered in Scotland as SC041701 (OSCR)

To SUPPORT and inform people with genetic haemochromatosis. To promote public AWARENESS of genetic haemochromatosis.To encourage and support RESEARCHinto haemochromatosis.To EDUCATE healthcare professionals and others with an interest in genetic haemochromatosis.

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Latest income
£565k
Latest spending
£658k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £92,372 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a reduction of total funds to £266,030. The trustees attribute this reduction to a strategic decision to lower reserves to an appropriate level to secure future funding, noting that prior levels were assessed as high and limiting capacity. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six to nine months’ unrestricted expenditure (held: £125k)
“The Charity has a policy on reserve policy establishing a contingency reserve fund sufficient to meet between six to nine months’ unrestricted expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Haemochromatosis UK (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£565k
Total spending
£658k
Reserves (reported)
£125k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£565k£658k
31/12/2024£575k£623k
31/12/2023£424k£394k
31/12/2022£437k£457k
31/12/2021£366k£326k

Common questions

Is HAEMOCHROMATOSIS UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £92,372 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a reduction of total funds to £266,030. The trustees attribute this reduction to a strategic decision to lower reserves to an appropriate level to secure future funding, noting that prior levels were assessed as high and limiting capacity. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HAEMOCHROMATOSIS UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HAEMOCHROMATOSIS UK as a grant recipient include THE STRATTON NO2 CHARITABLE FUND, THE EVELYN TRUST, ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE SHEARS FOUNDATION, THE JEAN LANNING FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STRATTON NO2 CHARITABLE FUNDFY2025£80k
THE EVELYN TRUSTFY2025£60kDelivering step-change in community point-of-care diagnostic test for iron overload
THE EVELYN TRUSTFY2024£50kDelivering step-change in community point-of-care diagnostic test for iron overload
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£50k
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£30k
THE SHEARS FOUNDATIONFY2024£20k
THE SHEARS FOUNDATIONFY2025£20kGrant
THE JEAN LANNING FOUNDATIONFY2025£13k
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£10k
THE STRATTON NO2 CHARITABLE FUNDFY2024£10k
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE THACKRAY MEDICAL RESEARCH TRUSTFY2023£4kGrant making
THE THACKRAY MEDICAL RESEARCH TRUSTFY2022£4kGrant
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATIONFY2025£2kMedical
THE ASTOR FOUNDATIONFY2022£1kMedical
The Caledonia Investments Charitable FoundationFY2024£1k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kSingle payment
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2024£1k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500Charitable Donation

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland15/04/2025£5kQ2 2025 Community FLEX Grant Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund12/02/2025£20kWelsh Overloaded but not Overlooked
The National Lottery Community Fund20/12/2024£20kFunny Name Serious Condition
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland28/03/2024£3kQ1 2024 Community FLEX Grant
The National Lottery Community Fund27/11/2023£394kHaemochromatosis Families - Pass it On
The National Lottery Community Fund28/10/2022£10kWe need to talk about Ironing
The National Lottery Community Fund08/07/2022£10kThe Iron Crew - We are the One in Ten
The National Lottery Community Fund13/06/2022£10kHaearn Cymru - Wrecsam
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2021£10kCommunity support for people affected by genetic haemochromatosis
The National Lottery Community Fund02/03/2021£10kCommunity support for Welsh people affected by genetic haemochromatosis
The National Lottery Community Fund02/06/2020£10kEmergency Online Coordinator
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2020£7kCovid Emergency Haemochromatosis Helpline Support
The National Lottery Community Fund16/10/2019£10kYour Patient Will See You Now
The National Lottery Community Fund12/09/2019£10kHaemochromatosis Northern Ireland Support Group
The National Lottery Community Fund18/05/2018£6kHaemochromatosis Awareness Week ? Are you pumping too much iron?

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HAEMOPHILIA SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HAEMOCHROMATOSIS UK£565k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HAEMOPHILIA SOCIETY FY2025£590k——unclear—no doubt
CROHN'S & COLITIS UK FY2024£8.4m£80,001 - £90,000—above—no doubt
Liver UK FY2025£2.5m£107,1872within24.0%no doubt
JNETICS FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR HAEMATOLOGY FY2025£3.3m£80,001 - £90,0001above0.0%no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.