QUINTIN HOGG TRUST

Registered charity 1010404 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE REGENT STREET POLYTECHNIC TRUST

(1) The object of the Trust is the advancement of education. (2) The Trustees may allow the land and buildings belonging to the Trust, described in part 2 of the schedule to the scheme registered with the Charity Commission, to continue to be appropriated either wholly or in part for use for the purposes of the University of Westminster.

Objects

(1) THE OBJECT OF THE TRUST IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION. (2) THE TRUSTEES MAY ALLOW THE LAND AND BUILDINGS BELONGING TO THE TRUST DESCRIBED IN PART 2 OF THE SCHEDULE TO THIS SCHEME TO CONTINUE TO BE APPROPRIATED EITHER WHOLLY OR IN PART FOR USE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER.

Area of benefit: LONDON.

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 · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£7.0m
Latest spending
£6.1m
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust holds £9.1m in free unrestricted reserves, which is above its stated policy target of at least £5m. The Trust reports a net surplus of £1.5m for the year and confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern for at least 24 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £5m of free unrestricted reserves (reserves figure: £9.2m)
“The Trustee has decided that the Trust should aim to hold at least £5m of free unrestricted reserves, an amount approximately equivalent to the value of grants awarded in one year.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. 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.

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 31/07/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£7.0m
Total spending
£6.1m
Cost of raising funds
£64k
Reserves (reported)
£9.2m
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~18.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (83% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£7.0m£6.1m
31/07/2024£6.8m£6.4m
31/07/2023£6.5m£6.6m
31/07/2022£5.2m£6.0m
31/07/2021£5.1m£6.3m

Common questions

Is QUINTIN HOGG TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust holds £9.1m in free unrestricted reserves, which is above its stated policy target of at least £5m. The Trust reports a net surplus of £1.5m for the year and confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern for at least 24 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE QUINTIN HOGG MEMORIAL FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
QUINTIN HOGG TRUST£7.0m—0unclear—no doubt
THE QUINTIN HOGG MEMORIAL FUND FY2025£243k—0unclear—no doubt
CUMNOR HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£7.5m——above—no doubt
W G S TRUST FY2025£862k—0unclear—no doubt
THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER PRIZE AND SCHOLARSHIP FUND FY2025£77k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MAXEM TRUST FY2025£40k—0above—no doubt

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