THE HILLCREST AIDS CENTRE TRUST

Registered charity 1104928 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

FUNDRAISING FOR THE CARE, EDUCATION & EMPOWERMENT OF THOSE VULNERABLE FROM HIV/AIDS IN SOUTH AFRICA (SA), ESPECIALLY AIDS ORHANS PAYING FOR SCHOOL UNIFORMS & BOOKS. UNDERTAKING PAINTING, DECORATING AND TEACHING IN TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS WITH STUDENTS FROM THE UK AND NOW SA. BY FUNDRAISING WE PROVIDE EDUCATION ON HIV FOR UK SCHOOL PUPILS. WE SUPPORT THE HOLISTIC WORK OF HACT (SA) FOR AN AIDS-FREE FUTURE.

Objects

THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH, THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST PERSONS, PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, COUNSELLING AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT WITH A VIEW TO PROMOTING AWARENESS OF THE DISEASE AND COMBATING ITS SPREAD.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£47k
Latest spending
£48k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates on a voluntary basis with no staff remuneration, resulting in a net deficit of £447.84 for the year. All unrestricted funds received are transferred to a linked South African charity, with only website maintenance costs held locally. The independent examiner reported no material issues or failures to meet accounting requirements.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The charity works closely with its sister charity the Hillcrest Aids Centre Trust, a registered charity, in South Africa
“The charity works closely with its sister charity the Hillcrest Aids Centre Trust, a registered charity, in South Africa” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: South Africa · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£47k£48k
31/08/2024£28k£26k
31/08/2023£24k£31k
31/08/2022£33k£30k
31/08/2021£25k£23k

Common questions

Is THE HILLCREST AIDS CENTRE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates on a voluntary basis with no staff remuneration, resulting in a net deficit of £447.84 for the year. All unrestricted funds received are transferred to a linked South African charity, with only website maintenance costs held locally. The independent examiner reported no material issues or failures to meet accounting requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE HILLCREST AIDS CENTRE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HILLCREST AIDS CENTRE TRUST as a grant recipient include MERCURY PHOENIX TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MERCURY PHOENIX TRUSTFY2025£7kSouth Africa
MERCURY PHOENIX TRUSTFY2022£7k