THE HARLOW HEALTH CENTRES TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1050493 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as H H C T

Its objects are primarily to provide accommodation and facilities for health services, and additionally to support health related activities for the benefit of residents of Harlow and elsewhere in the counties of Essex and Hertfordshire.

Objects

(A) FOR THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND FOR THE RELIEF OF DISABILITIES, AND (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INTO HEALTH MATTERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HARLOW BY: (1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE GENERALLY IN THE DISTRICT OF HARLOW, AND (2) THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CENTRE ACCOMMODATION FOR GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, DENTISTS, HEALTH VISITORS, NURSING AND OTHER MEDICAL STAFF AND PRACTITIONERS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE DISTRICT OF HARLOW AND ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTIES OF ESSEX AND HERTFORDSHIRE (3)THE PROVISION AT ANY ONE OR MORE LOCATIONS IN THE DISTRICT OF HARLOW AND ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTIES FO ESSEX AND HERTFORDSHIRE OF NURSING HOME ACCOMMODATION FOR THOSE WHO REQUIRE NURSING OR OTHER MEDICAL CARE IN DEDICATED ACCOMMODATION; AND (4) THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION FOR ALL FACILITIES ANCILLARY TO THE RUNNING OF SUCH HEALTH CENTRES AND NURSING HOMES AND (5)THE PROVISION FROM TIME TO TIME OF MEDICAL AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF HARLOW

Area of benefit: ESSEX AND HERTFORDSHIRE

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Harlow, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£3.4m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased to £24,683,560 as of 31 December 2025, driven by a surplus on charitable activities and property revaluations. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting at least nine months of expenditure to fund redevelopment projects, noting that significant upfront funding is required for such initiatives. The charity operates on a going concern basis with high liquidity and no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: nine months of expenditure (reserves figure: £21.8m)
“The Trust maintains bank balances and sufficient funds at short notice to uphold the level of expenditure on management and running expenses for a period of at least nine months.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Price Bailey LLP. 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)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Government income: £1,926 — grants £1,926 (1); under 1% of the £3,350,154 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • Government income: £1,926 — grants £1,926 (1); under 1% of the £3,284,774 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • Government income: £1,926 — grants £1,926 (1); under 1% of the £2,932,877 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

14 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (13 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£3.4m
Total spending
£1.8m
Reserves (reported)
£21.8m
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~146.1 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 (99% 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: 0.0% 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: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£3.4m£1.8m
31/12/2024£3.3m£1.7m
31/12/2023£2.9m£1.8m
31/12/2022£2.9m£2.0m
31/12/2021£2.7m£1.7m

Common questions

Is THE HARLOW HEALTH CENTRES TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets increased to £24,683,560 as of 31 December 2025, driven by a surplus on charitable activities and property revaluations. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting at least nine months of expenditure to fund redevelopment projects, noting that significant upfront funding is required for such initiatives. The charity operates on a going concern basis with high liquidity and no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Price Bailey LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HARLOW HEALTH CENTRES TRUST LIMITED£3.4m——above—no doubt
HARLOW ART TRUST FY2025£490k—0unclear—no doubt
GOD CENTRAL CHURCH, HARLOW FY2025£83k—0unclear—no doubt
HEALTH THROUGH SPORT LIMITED FY2025£39k—0unclear—no doubt
HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE DARTFORD FY2025£465k—0above—no doubt
ISLAND HEALTH TRUST FY2025£363k—0unclear—no doubt

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