AVERY HILL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1103393 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AVERY HILL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

The advancement of the Christian Faith, relief of poverty

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£630k

Latest spending

£534k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £96,818 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in total net assets increasing to £753,184. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £170,484 exceed the stated policy target of £68,500, and there are no material uncertainties 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

Reserves policy: no less than £68,500 (held: £170k)

“The trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £68,500 (which equates to about 3 months' of unrestricted expenditure plus 2.5 years rent)” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations to iNet Trust Limited

“One of the trustees, Paul Piper is also a trustee of iNet Trust Limited a missions agency. During the year the charity made donations totalling £2,635 (2024: £2,400).” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)

Total income

£630k

Total spending

£534k

Cost of raising funds

£299

Reserves (reported)

£147k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Paul James Piperchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Angela Walton
Lola Adewole
Wendy Taylor

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

Operates in: Bexley · Greenwich

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
28/02/2025	£630k	£534k
29/02/2024	£580k	£527k
28/02/2023	£644k	£453k
28/02/2022	£374k	£345k
28/02/2021	£492k	£352k

Common questions

Is AVERY HILL CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £96,818 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in total net assets increasing to £753,184. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £170,484 exceed the stated policy target of £68,500, and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE CHARLES LITTLEWOOD HILL TRUST	1	£5k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GREEN HILL TRUST.

GREEN HILL TRUST income £139k
HILLSIDE EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £213k
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUST income £490k
Cherry Hill Trust Ltd income £140k
HILL HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED income £10.7m
HOW HILL TRUST income £427k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
AVERY HILL CHARITABLE TRUST	£630k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GREEN HILL TRUST FY2025	£139k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HILLSIDE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£213k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£490k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Cherry Hill Trust Ltd FY2025	£140k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HILL HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025	£10.7m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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