HMC PROJECTS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

Registered charity 1074491 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HMC FOREIGN STUDENTS FUND

The main business of HMC Projects in Central and Eastern Europe is to enable students from the former communist bloc to spend one or two years in a British Independent school in Years 12 and 13.

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Latest income
£67k
Latest spending
£73k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £5,980 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £274,936. The trustees note that the charity is in the process of a phased reduction in reserves to offset rising costs, while maintaining a policy of holding at least 50% of annual turnover in reserve. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains solvent with no material uncertainty regarding its 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: Scholar selection and placement (79% of income)
Charitable activities Scholar selection and placement 52,831
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least 50% of the annual turnover (held: £275k)
The policy of holding a sum of at least 50% of the annual turnover in reserve has been maintained, indeed exceeded. — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Armenia · Bosnia And Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Czech Republic · Estonia · Georgia · Latvia · Macedonia · Moldova · Montenegro · Romania

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£67k£73k
31/08/2024£81k£71k
31/08/2023£95k£71k
31/08/2022£96k£46k
31/08/2021£91k£61k

Common questions

Is HMC PROJECTS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £5,980 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £274,936. The trustees note that the charity is in the process of a phased reduction in reserves to offset rising costs, while maintaining a policy of holding at least 50% of annual turnover in reserve. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains solvent with no material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.