HOMEOPATHY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Registered charity 1132901 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HRI

The Homeopathy Research Institute is a unique and innovative charity created to address the need for reliable scientific evidence in homeopathy. To this end, the Institute has gathered together an international team of experts to facilitate high-quality scientific research in this field. HRI is currently the only charitable organisation dedicated to homeopathy research on an international level.

Objects

"THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS FORMED ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OFPRACTITIONERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY:-(I) PERFORMING AND PROMOTING CLINICAL AND OTHER RESEARCH INTO HOMEOPATHICMEDICINE AND TREATMENT, PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH ANDASSISTING OTHERS IN CARRYING OUT SUCH RESEARCH; AND(II) ACTING AS A PLATFORM FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, THEMEDICAL PROFESSION, PROFESSIONAL HOMEOPATHIC PRACTITIONERS, THE MEDIA AND THEGENERAL PUBLIC IN RESPECT OF HOMEOPATHY AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION INRELATION TO HOMEOPATHY."

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£1.6m

Latest spending

£491k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a strong unrestricted surplus of £89,783 in 2024, increasing its unrestricted fund balances to £515,996. Per the trustees' report, this outcome reflects tight cost control and continued donor support, significantly strengthening the charity's financial position. The trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to 12 months of operating expenditure by the end of 2025.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months of operating expenditure (held: £516k)

“The Trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to 12 months of operating expenditure by the end of 2025.” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Dr A L Tournier received consultancy fees of £15,724.

“Dr A L Tournier, Trustee, was paid consultancy fees and expenses of £15,724 (2023: £18,061). This is in respect of work carried out on behalf of the Charity.” — page 22

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payments to Trustee

“Dr A L Tournier, Trustee, was paid consultancy fees and expenses of £15,724 (2023: £18,061). This is in respect of work carried out on behalf of the Charity.” — page 22

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Homeopathy Research Enterprises Ltd

“HRI has one subsidiary, Homeopathy Research Enterprises Limited, wholly owned and registered in England and Wales. The principal activity of this company is consultancy work, providing expert academic input to projects relating to scientific research.” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Mander Duffill. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£1.6m

Total spending

£491k

Cost of raising funds

£7k

Reserves (reported)

£516k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~12.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

ALEX TOURNIERchair
ALEXANDRE FERDINAND THEO WINKLER
CHARLES WANSBROUGH · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Ashley Hilton Adrian Ross

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£1.6m	£491k
31/12/2023	£713k	£643k
31/12/2022	£276k	£371k
31/12/2021	£498k	£246k
31/12/2020	£498k	£246k

Common questions

Is HOMEOPATHY RESEARCH INSTITUTE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a strong unrestricted surplus of £89,783 in 2024, increasing its unrestricted fund balances to £515,996. Per the trustees' report, this outcome reflects tight cost control and continued donor support, significantly strengthening the charity's financial position. The trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to 12 months of operating expenditure by the end of 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Mander Duffill.

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
THE ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION	1	£1.4m
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION	1	£143k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Homeopathy UK.

Homeopathy UK income £574k
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH UK income £313k
Human Health Education and Research Foundation income £250k
HARM REDUCTION INTERNATIONAL income £1.3m
THE HUMANE RESEARCH TRUST CIO income £1.9m
THE SOCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION income £690k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HOMEOPATHY RESEARCH INSTITUTE	£1.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Homeopathy UK FY2025	£574k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH UK FY2025	£313k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
Human Health Education and Research Foundation FY2024	£250k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HARM REDUCTION INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HUMANE RESEARCH TRUST CIO FY2025	£1.9m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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