DON HANSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1122463 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Gifts/Loans to enterpreneurs /Businesses

Objects

TO PAY OR APPLY THE INCOME OR CAPITAL FOR SUCH BENEFIT FOR ANY CHARITY OR CHARITIES OR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT (INCLUDING MAKING GRANTS OR LOANS TO SUCH CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS)

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE

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 · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£105k
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves decreased significantly to £12,153 at year-end, following the transfer of major investment assets to the Estate of the Settlor. The charity notes that its reserves policy will become meaningful only when the residual bequest is received, indicating current liquidity is constrained by ongoing estate administration costs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £12k; policy: a cash buffer of at least £100,000)
“The balance of cash reserves at 31 December 2024 was £12,153 (2023 - £899,146).” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Engagement with Charity Commission to upgrade governance and policies
“From February 2024 the Charity engaged with the Charity Commission to upgrade governance and policies ahead of receiving the significant residual of Don Hanson's Estate.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed 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.

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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
31/12/2024£105k£1.6m
31/12/2023£70k£239k
31/12/2022£7k£288k
31/12/2021£7k£403k
31/12/2020£2k£1.7m

Common questions

Is DON HANSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves decreased significantly to £12,153 at year-end, following the transfer of major investment assets to the Estate of the Settlor. The charity notes that its reserves policy will become meaningful only when the residual bequest is received, indicating current liquidity is constrained by ongoing estate administration costs. Its FY2024 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION1£9k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SELLATA LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DON HANSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION£105k—0below—no doubt
SELLATA LIMITED FY2026£158k—0above—no doubt
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£124k—0unclear—no doubt
BRIAN WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£126k—0above—no doubt
THE TANAGRA FOUNDATION FY2024£147k—0unclear—no doubt
BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£286k—0unclear—no doubt

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