BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The BHF is the UK's largest independent funder of cardiovascular research in the UK. For over 60 years BHF has pioneered life-saving research that has helped halve the number of deaths from heart and circulatory disease in the UK. BHF also helps provide vital support and information for the 7.4m people living in the UK with heart and circulatory disease.
Latest income
£411m
Expenditure
£427m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £225m | £242m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £352m | £297m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £381m | £370m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £399m | £417m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £411m | £427m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £162m |
| Charitable activities | £300k |
| Trading | £238m |
| Investment income | £10.0m |
| Total income | £411m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £146m |
| Raising funds | £47.2m |
| Grants to institutions | £98.6m |
| Governance | £500k |
| Total expenditure | £427m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £107m |
| Total funds | £130m |
| — restricted | £16.2m |
| — unrestricted | £107m |
| — endowment | £7.5m |
| Total assets | £130m |
| Cash | £95.3m |
People
| Employees | 4,545 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.