THE HAREBELL CENTENARY FUND

Registered charity 1003552 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity supports charitable purposes at the trustees' discretion including; supporting young persons to further their education, promoting neurological and neurosurgical research and the relief of sickness and suffering amongst animals. Support is given through donations to registered charities whose work is in accordance with the aims and objectives of the Charity.

Objects

SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT INCLUDING: (A) PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS EXHIBITIONS AND BURSARIES FOR YOUNG PERSONS IN NEED TO ENABLE THEM TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION, (B) THE PROMOTION OF NEUROLOGICAL AND NEUROSURGICAL RESEARCH GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WITH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF ALL SUCH RESEARCH BEING PUBLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND (C) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND SUFFERING AMONGST ANIMALS

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 · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Manchester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£199k
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Charity's unrestricted funds were in a net deficit position of £923,505 at the year end, which the Trustees intend to eliminate by transferring funds from the expendable endowment fund. The Trustees confirm that adequate assets are available to fulfil obligations and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (100% of income)
“All income from investments relates to unrestricted income funds.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At the year end, the unrestricted funds were in a net deficit position of £923,505. The Trustees have reviewed the Charity’s financial position and will eliminate the deficit during the forthcoming financial year through a transfer of funds from the expendable endowment fund to unrestricted funds.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mills & Reeve LLP, a firm where Trustee Mrs S Williams is a partner, charged professional fees.
“Trustee Mrs S Williams (appointed by deed of appointment dated 6 June 2024) was a partner of Mills & Reeve LLP in the year ended 31 December 2025. Mills & Reeve LLP charged net fees of £15,900 (2024 - £nil) in respect of professional fees during the year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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 31/12/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 02/11/2023, 2 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£199k£1.2m
31/12/2024£237k£425k
31/12/2023£244k£171k
31/12/2022£229k£264k
31/12/2021£222k£297k

Common questions

Is THE HAREBELL CENTENARY FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Charity's unrestricted funds were in a net deficit position of £923,505 at the year end, which the Trustees intend to eliminate by transferring funds from the expendable endowment fund. The Trustees confirm that adequate assets are available to fulfil obligations and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CANINE CONCERN.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HAREBELL CENTENARY FUND£199k—0below—no doubt
CANINE CONCERN FY2025£75k——unclear—no doubt
ANIMAL AID CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£200k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HARLEA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£22k—0unclear—no doubt
CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS FY2025£88k—0unclear—no doubt
THE R S BROWNLESS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£44k—0unclear—no doubt

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