THE HALPERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1096478 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Working and stimulating social inclusion through education, community development, health and wellbeing, regeneration and the Arts to assist those with mental or physical health issues, the vulnerable, socially isolated and artists in addition to the wider community in Medway and Kent to enhance the quality of people's lives. Ensuring the preservation of Chatham Memorial Synagogue.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income decreased to £515,670 from £531,519 in the prior year, while total expenditure increased to £660,343, resulting in a net movement in funds of -£156,555. Per the trustees' report, free and unrestricted reserves stood at £401,250, which is below the stated policy target of 6-12 months of expenditure, though the charity maintains significant designated funds for fixed assets and investments.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 6-12 months (held: £401k)
“HCF has a policy to maintain free unrestricted reserves of 6-12 months” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee's firm provided bookkeeping services
“One of the charity’s trustees is also a director of a firm of chartered accountants which provided bookkeeping services to the charity during the year. The total fees paid to the firm during the year amounted to £1,440 (2024: £nil). These services were provided on an arm’s length basis, and the trustee did not take part in any decision-making related to the engagement or payment of the firm.” — page 61
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by UHY Hacker Young. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Funders the charity credits
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~7.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (77% 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: 1.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- PETER MARTINchair
- Anil Aggarwal
- Dr Susan Elizabeth Plummer
- GEOFF HARVEY · trustee of 1 other charity
- Paula Gregory
- VINCE MAPLE
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Kent
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE HALPERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £515,670 from £531,519 in the prior year, while total expenditure increased to £660,343, resulting in a net movement in funds of -£156,555. Per the trustees' report, free and unrestricted reserves stood at £401,250, which is below the stated policy target of 6-12 months of expenditure, though the charity maintains significant designated funds for fixed assets and investments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Hacker Young.
Who funds THE HALPERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HALPERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST.
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