PULMONARY HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATION UK

Registered charity 1120756 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education & awareness of the general public and medical professionals of the condition known as Pulmonary Hypertension. The relief of need of sufferers of PH, their families & carers through the provision of financial assistance towards, but not exclusively, respite care, travel grants & equipment grants at the discretion of the executive committee, as and when resources allow.

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Latest income

£782k

Latest spending

£639k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £557,587 against a policy target of approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing positive investment forecasting and continued industry support.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 6 months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £558k)

“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately 6 months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One trustee received £21,472 for consultancy fees and £21,472 for secondment to the charity for services other than as a trustee.

“One trustee received £21,472 for consultancy fees in the year for services other than as a trustee, and £21,472 for secondment to the charity (2024 total - £42,476).” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration for non-trustee services

“One trustee received £21,472 for consultancy fees in the year for services other than as a trustee, and £21,472 for secondment to the charity (2024 total - £42,476). These amounts are included in the totals above, and £14,536 is included in Other Creditors in respect of these fees (2024 - £3,416).” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Pulmonary Hypertension Association UK (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Total income

£782k

Total spending

£639k

Cost of raising funds

£16k

Reserves (reported)

£1.3m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~24.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (80% 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: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (14/02/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

IAIN ARMSTRONGchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Joanna Dunbar · trustee of 1 other charity
Julie Royle · trustee of 1 other charity
Lorna Gravenstede · trustee of 1 other charity
Sophie Papageorgis · trustee of 1 other charity

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£782k	£639k
30/04/2024	£529k	£579k
30/04/2023	£420k	£517k
30/04/2022	£729k	£483k
30/04/2021	£477k	£548k

Common questions

Is PULMONARY HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATION UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £557,587 against a policy target of approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing positive investment forecasting and continued industry support. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES	2	£142k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£11k
CHRISTOS LAZARI FOUNDATION	2	£10k
GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION	1	£872k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£419k
BUPA FOUNDATION	1	£210k
THE MICHAEL COWAN FOUNDATION	1	£150k
KUSUMA TRUST UK	1	£100k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PULMONARY HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATION (UK).

PULMONARY HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATION (UK) income £166k
PULMONARY FIBROSIS TRUST income £345k
ACTION FOR PULMONARY FIBROSIS income £2.0m
ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL CHARITY income £1.9m
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE income £965k
Asthma and Lung UK income £16.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PULMONARY HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATION UK	£782k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PULMONARY HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATION (UK) FY2025	£166k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
PULMONARY FIBROSIS TRUST FY2024	£345k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ACTION FOR PULMONARY FIBROSIS FY2025	£2.0m	£70,001 - £80,000	1	above	—	no doubt
ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL CHARITY FY2025	£1.9m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE FY2024	£965k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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