THE HEPATITIS C TRUST
Registered charity 1104279 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC039914 (OSCR)
The Hepatitis C Trust provides information, support and representation for people affected by Hepatitis C and works to raise awareness and lower the stigma of this disease.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income for the year ended 31 March 2025 was £8,692,298, with total expenditure of £8,509,397, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,284,991, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months' costs (£2,127,349). The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months' costs (held: £3.3m)
“The policy of the Trustees is to hold a reserve of three months’ costs, amounting to £2,127,349.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees participated in the Art on a Post Card auction on an arms-length basis.
“Trustees participated in the Art on a Post Card auction on an arms-length basis.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Nordens Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Hepatitis C Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- PACKMAN, Kerry-Jane — director, appointed 20/04/2026on trustee list
- JOLLY, John Arthur Frank — director, appointed 15/02/2023on trustee list
- MACMILLAN, David Maurice Benjamin — director, appointed 15/02/2016on trustee list
- BAILLIE, Adrian Louis, Sir — director, appointed 09/06/2014on trustee list
- HOLT, Peter John Vesey — director, appointed 09/06/2014on trustee list
- MEAD, Edward Philip — director, appointed 30/09/2009on trustee list
- WALSH, Charles Anthony — director, appointed 10/03/2004on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£257k
Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 3.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (06/07/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- HON DAVID MACMILLANchair
- CHARLES ANTHONY WALSH
- EDWARD MEAD
- John Jolly
- Kerry-Jane Packman
- PETER HOLT · trustee of 1 other charity
- Sir Adrian Louis Baillie
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE HEPATITIS C TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year ended 31 March 2025 was £8,692,298, with total expenditure of £8,509,397, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,284,991, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months' costs (£2,127,349). The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Nordens Audit Limited.
Who funds THE HEPATITIS C TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HEPATITIS C TRUST as a grant recipient include SAVING LIVES, THE MARY KINROSS CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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