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MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1063418 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Primarily to relieve the hardship faced by prisoners and the families of prisoners and relieving the suffering of animals. Other charitable purposes at the trustees discretion.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Animals · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£347k
Latest spending
£92k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £8,740,587, comprising £4,978,756 in unrestricted funds and £3,761,831 in endowment funds. The trustees report that the permanent endowment generates sufficient income to cover charitable grants and administrative costs, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees have not yet set a monetary reserves target, noting that potential primary beneficiaries are significantly higher than those currently being serviced.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Net rents receivable (38% of income)
“Net rents receivable 204,301” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Trust receives rental income from a related party, Birchwood Garages Limited, which is related due to one of the trustees being a director of the company. The amount of rental income receivable from the related party in the year was £142,000 (2023: £142,000). Also during the year, The Michael and Shirley Hunt Charitable Trust received an additional £3,720 (2023: £3,637) from Birchwood Garages, being recharges of insurance costs incurred on behalf of Birchwood Garages.
“The Trust receives rental income from a related party, Birchwood Garages Limited, which is related due to one of the trustees being a director of the company. The amount of rental income receivable from the related party in the year was £142,000 (2023: £142,000). Also during the year, The Michael and Shirley Hunt Charitable Trust received an additional £3,720 (2023: £3,637) from Birchwood Garages, being recharges of insurance costs incurred on behalf of Birchwood Garages.” — page 18
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£347k£92k
31/03/2024£378k£112k
31/03/2023£305k£113k
31/03/2022£237k£90k
31/03/2021£232k£78k

Common questions

Is MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £8,740,587, comprising £4,978,756 in unrestricted funds and £3,761,831 in endowment funds. The trustees report that the permanent endowment generates sufficient income to cover charitable grants and administrative costs, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees have not yet set a monetary reserves target, noting that potential primary beneficiaries are significantly higher than those currently being serviced. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by TC Group.