THE PERCY HEDLEY 1990 CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1000033 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the Trust is the payment of donations to such charitable bodies or institutions as the trustees may in their absolute discretion from time to time determine.

Objects

TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE AND SO THAT ANY SUCH INCOME OR CAPITAL MAY BE PAID TO THE TREASURER OR OTHER PROPER OFFICER OF ANY INSTITUTION WHETHER CORPORATE OR NOT WHICH IS ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITHOUT SEEING TO THE APPLICATION THEREOF.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£56k
Latest spending
£75k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted net assets increased from £1,781,379 in 2025 to £2,028,944 in 2026. The charity holds fixed asset investments of £2,026,191 and maintains positive current assets of £11,097 against creditors of £8,344.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: 17
“During the year J R Armstrong, a Trustee incurred £63 of postage expenses on behalf of the Charity (2025: reimbursement of expenses for £111 to J R Armstrong) as disclosed in note 9 above. As at the year end £63 was payable to J R Armstrong for expenses incurred (2025: £nil). Page 18” — page 20
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 1 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2026

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2026£56k£75k
05/04/2025£51k£74k
05/04/2024£52k£77k
05/04/2023£53k£77k
05/04/2022£46k£74k

Common questions

Is THE PERCY HEDLEY 1990 CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted net assets increased from £1,781,379 in 2025 to £2,028,944 in 2026. The charity holds fixed asset investments of £2,026,191 and maintains positive current assets of £11,097 against creditors of £8,344.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
Evergreen Care UK1£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HARTLEY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PERCY HEDLEY 1990 CHARITABLE TRUST£56k——unclear—no doubt
THE HARTLEY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£67k—0unclear—no doubt
RADLEY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£41k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HADLEY TRUST FY2025£13.0m——unclear—no doubt
HEDLEY FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024£1.5m—0above—no doubt
THE PETER AND TERESA HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£83k—0unclear—no doubt

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