Harry's Hydrocephalus Awareness Trust

Registered charity 1183086 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARRY'S HAT, HARRYS HYDROCEPHALUS AWARENESS TRUST

1) We work to raise awareness of paediatric hydrocephalus 2) We educate those working in front-line services about the condition to improve understanding and patient care3) We connect families affected by the condition to reduce isolation 4) We campaign for better awareness of head circumference measurement as a tool for early diagnosis5) We support research into better treatment options

Objects

To relieve sickness and to assist in the treatment and care of persons suffering from hydrocephalus and/or arachnoid cyst across the UK including by: (a) financing health professionals across the UK with an interest in paediatric arachnoid cysts and/or hydrocephalus to enable them to further their knowledge and understanding ensuring the highest professional standards (b) promoting independent research into the prevention and treatment of hydrocephalus and/or arachnoid cyst provided that all useful results are disseminated to the public (c) providing information and support to people and their families/carers with hydrocephalus and/or arachnoid cyst.

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
£212k
Latest spending
£193k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £137,491, which is within the charity's stated policy target of holding six to nine months of running costs. The charity reported a net income of £19,612 for the year, supported by total incoming resources of £212,321 against total expenditure of £192,709.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six to nine months of running costs (held: £137k)
“The charity's policy is to hold six to nine months of running costs in reserves.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Harry's Hydrocephalus Awareness Trust (Harry's HAT) (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£212k£193k
31/03/2024£200k£141k
31/03/2023£190k£101k
31/03/2022£53k£33k
31/03/2021£36k£14k

Common questions

Is Harry's Hydrocephalus Awareness Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £137,491, which is within the charity's stated policy target of holding six to nine months of running costs. The charity reported a net income of £19,612 for the year, supported by total incoming resources of £212,321 against total expenditure of £192,709. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Harry's Hydrocephalus Awareness Trust?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Harry's Hydrocephalus Awareness Trust as a grant recipient include BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST, FRIMLEY FUEL ALLOTMENTS CIO.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
FRIMLEY FUEL ALLOTMENTS CIOFY2024£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Crowdfunder28/09/2022£2kLocal Action Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund10/06/2022£10kUnderstanding Hydrocephalus
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2022£179kNext Steps
The National Lottery Community Fund22/05/2020£10kCOVID-19 Hydrocephalus App
The National Lottery Community Fund27/06/2019£10kHydrocephalus Awareness and education

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 NORTH AND WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR SPINA BIFIDA AND HYDROCEPHALUS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Harry's Hydrocephalus Awareness Trust£212k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH AND WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR SPINA BIFIDA AND HYDROCEPHALUS FY2024£81k£39,6780unclear—no doubt
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION FY2025£632k—0unclear—no doubt
OSCAR'S PAEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOUR CHARITY FY2025£382k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GET A HEAD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£476k—0unclear—no doubt
CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRUST FY2025£12.0m——above—no doubt

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