HALIFAX OPPORTUNITIES TRUST
Registered charity 1086183 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDES ADULT LEARNING, INCLUDING APPRENTICESHIPS & ESOL; PROVIDES ASSISTANCE FOR JOB SEEKERS BY WORKING WITH EMPLOYERS & THROUGH EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT INITIATIVES; PROVIDES CHILDCARE & FAMILY SUPPORT THROUGH THE HALIFAX CENTRAL & UPPER VALLEY AREA CHILDREN'S CENTRES & OTHER PROJECTS; PROVIDES WELLBEING ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating income of £94,736 for the year ended 31 March 2025, supported by free reserves of £1,024,368. The trustees confirmed that the charity can continue as a going concern based on secured income and these reserves. The charity also reported a net pension asset of £258,000 within its defined benefit scheme, although this is not recognized in the accounts.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by BK Plus Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £67k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~8.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (28/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Andrew Edmund Leslie Hawley
- Aqib Hamid · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Leigh Burrows
- Gill Rhodes
- Helen Laura Hunter
- Jon Craven
- SABIR HUSSAIN
- Simon Geoffrey Fox
- Tim Male
- Zohaib Ahmed Ali
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Calderdale · Kirklees
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HALIFAX OPPORTUNITIES TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating income of £94,736 for the year ended 31 March 2025, supported by free reserves of £1,024,368. The trustees confirmed that the charity can continue as a going concern based on secured income and these reserves. The charity also reported a net pension asset of £258,000 within its defined benefit scheme, although this is not recognized in the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.
Who funds HALIFAX OPPORTUNITIES TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HALIFAX OPPORTUNITIES TRUST as a grant recipient include COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALE.
Known funders
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