HUMBER LEARNING CONSORTIUM
Registered charity 1097333 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HUMBERSIDE LEARNING CONSORTIUM
Working throughout the Humber and Yorkshire region, HLC seeks to improve access to learning for disadvantaged and marginalised communities and individuals
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING TO:(A) TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR USERS, VOLUNTEERS AND EMPLOYEES OF VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN THE HUMBER AND YORKSHIRE;(B) TO DEVELOP VOLUNTARY SECTOR LEARNING PROVIDERS TO MEET QUALITY THRESHOLDS AND STAKEHOLDER REQUIREMENTS;(C) TO DEVELOP A PARTNERSHIP APPROACH TO THE DELIVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND GOOD PRACTICE;(D) TO CARRY OUT ANY ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES;(E) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY GROUPS BASED IN THE HUMBER AND YORKSHIRE REGION BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND ONGOING SUPPORT TO INCREASE THEIR ABILITY TO ACCESS FUNDING AND PARTICIPATE IN THE REGENERATION OF THEIR AREA.
Area of benefit: HUMBER AND YORKSHIRE REGION
The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £44,195 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to a funding gap following the transition from European to domestic funding. However, the trustees report that the charity maintains a healthy unrestricted reserve position of £808,680 and has no external borrowings, which they believe enables the organisation to plan proactively despite uncertainty over future funding streams.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Rackhams Accountants Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.
Policies the charity declares
In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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).
- Gavin Paul Betts
- Mark Jennings
- Patricia Ellen Whiting
- Paul Nicholson
- Professor Andrew Edmund Gerald Jonas
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HUMBER LEARNING CONSORTIUM financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £44,195 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to a funding gap following the transition from European to domestic funding. However, the trustees report that the charity maintains a healthy unrestricted reserve position of £808,680 and has no external borrowings, which they believe enables the organisation to plan proactively despite uncertainty over future funding streams. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Rackhams Accountants Limited.
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