HEART OF ENGLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1117345 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£13.6m
Latest spending
£11.7m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources were £13,559,348, resulting in an overall increase in funds of £1,385,156 to £28,034,360. The charity reports a healthy operating gain on unrestricted general funds of £511,909, driven largely by local authority contracts. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months core (support and governance) costs (held: £1.6m)
It is therefore the policy of the Foundation to maintain, always, free reserves of no less than the equivalent of six months core (support and governance) costs. — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to company related to former trustee Amrik Bhabra
The charity paid £11,286 (2024: £20,984), to Adecs Limited, a company related Amrik Bhabra, a former trustee, for IT services. — page 33
The charity paid £2,398 (2024: £8,820) to Wright Hassall LLP, a company related to Lucie Byron, a former trustee. — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to company related to former trustee Lucie Byron
The charity paid £11,286 (2024: £20,984), to Adecs Limited, a company related Amrik Bhabra, a former trustee, for IT services. — page 33
The charity paid £2,398 (2024: £8,820) to Wright Hassall LLP, a company related to Lucie Byron, a former trustee. — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dafferns Audit Limited.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£13.6m
Total spending
£11.7m
Cost of raising funds
£160k
Reserves (reported)
£3.0m
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Warwickshire · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£13.6m£11.7m
31/03/2024£15.2m£14.2m
31/03/2023£3.7m£3.5m
31/03/2022£4.1m£3.9m
31/03/2021£7.2m£9.2m

Common questions

Is HEART OF ENGLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that total incoming resources were £13,559,348, resulting in an overall increase in funds of £1,385,156 to £28,034,360. The charity reports a healthy operating gain on unrestricted general funds of £511,909, driven largely by local authority contracts. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dafferns Audit Limited.

Who funds HEART OF ENGLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HEART OF ENGLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE FOYLE FOUNDATION, THE JABBS FOUNDATION, COVENTRY BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, MRS WINGFIELD'S CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/12/2011£496k"Craven Lane Hall refurbishment"

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