THE HARGRAVE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1106524 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Generating income from the Foundation's endowment funds and making charitable and philanthropic donations out of the income.

Objects

TO ADVANCE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES.

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: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£174k
Latest spending
£161k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £6,174,750, comprising unrestricted funds of £503,135 and endowment funds of £5,671,615. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity generated a net incoming resource of £1,049,701 for the year, largely driven by investment gains.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donation from trustee
“We received a donation of £625,000 (including associated Gift Aid) from one of the Trustees, to be applied to the Foundation’s endowment.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£622k
Total spending
£130k
Reserves (reported)
£395k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~36.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£174k£161k
31/03/2025£164k£136k
31/03/2024£158k£107k
31/03/2023£153k£135k
31/03/2022£622k£130k

Common questions

Is THE HARGRAVE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £6,174,750, comprising unrestricted funds of £503,135 and endowment funds of £5,671,615. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity generated a net incoming resource of £1,049,701 for the year, largely driven by investment gains. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HARGRAVE FOUNDATION£174k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION FY2025£1.3m£110,001 - £120,000—above—no doubt
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION FY2025£463k—0above—no doubt
THE I S A CHARITY FY2026£52k—0unclear—no doubt
THE OAKGROVE FOUNDATION FY2025£301k—0unclear—no doubt
HUMBER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS FY2025£353k—0unclear—no doubt

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