THE HILL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1086396 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Award of Hill Foundation Scholarships to Russian students to study at Oxford University, Cambridge University, Durham University and Royal Academy of Music.

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Latest income

£294k

Latest spending

£4.7m

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total reserves of £16,567,697, all represented by expendable endowment funds, which the trustees regard as sufficient to meet future grant expenditure needs. The trustees have assessed major risks and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure, with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's 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

Related-party transaction: John Nightingale (Trustee) sold wine to the charity for £155 in the year (2024 £nil).

“John Nightingale (Trustee) sold wine to the charity for £155 in the year (2024 £nil).” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alastair Tulloch · trustee of 2 other charities
CATRIONA KELLY
Dr Alexander Morrison

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£294k	£4.7m
31/03/2025	£323k	£3.4m
31/03/2024	£350k	£2.4m
31/03/2023	£314k	£2.5m
31/03/2022	£486k	£2.6m

Common questions

Is THE HILL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total reserves of £16,567,697, all represented by expendable endowment funds, which the trustees regard as sufficient to meet future grant expenditure needs. The trustees have assessed major risks and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure, with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CAMBRIDGE IN AMERICA (UK) LIMITED	2	£94k
THE ISAAC NEWTON TRUST	1	£46k
THE CASCIA TRUST	1	£7k
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HUGHES HALL IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

HUGHES HALL IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE income £16.7m
WILLIAMS COLLEGE OXFORD PROGRAMME income £147k
ST EDMUND HALL IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD income £15.5m
THE PRINCIPAL AND FELLOWS OF ST HUGH'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD income £15.3m
THE HILBORNE FOUNDATION income £205k
THE EXETER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION income £352k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE HILL FOUNDATION	£294k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HUGHES HALL IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FY2024	£16.7m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
WILLIAMS COLLEGE OXFORD PROGRAMME FY2025	£147k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST EDMUND HALL IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FY2025	£15.5m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PRINCIPAL AND FELLOWS OF ST HUGH'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FY2025	£15.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HILBORNE FOUNDATION FY2025	£205k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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