HOOLE ENTERPRISE TRUST - TIME FOR YOU (HETTY)

Registered charity 1122561 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide education and care services including lunch club, holiday care and other activities in line with the aims and objectives of HETTY.

Objects

3. THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING FACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN REGARDLESS OF RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION OR MEANS;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSISTING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIM OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE; AND(D) ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES AND OPERATING SERVICES, NOT RESTRICTED TO NORMAL SCHOOL HOURS, AND WHICH ARE NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED FOR BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY BUT WHICH CREATE AND FOSTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAID CHILDREN, PARENTS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY LIVE TO PARTICIPATE, IN AND ACCESS EDUCATIONAL, LEARNING AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN RACTICE: LOCALLY IN CHESHIRE.

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

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Latest income
£607k
Latest spending
£531k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £355,176, exceeding the previous year's total. The trustees note that while there was a surplus, they recognize a deficit of funds relative to their policy target of building sufficient working capital, though they have a plan to sustain the business going forward.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £355k; policy: sufficient to provide working capital to enable the core activities of the company to continue in the event of a significant drop in funding to enable contracted commitments to be met)
“Due to overspending we do realise there is a deficit of funds this year, however, we have a plan of action to sustain a business going forward.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: D Bowes received remuneration of £44,507 and pension contributions of £1,132.
“Mrs Bowes is also the manager responsible for the day to day running of the charitable company, for which she receives a remuneration. During the year this was £44,507 (2024: £42,514) and pension contributions of £1,132 (2024: £1,083).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or 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.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£0
Total spending
£531k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£607k£531k
31/08/2024£509k£495k
31/08/2023£448k£514k
31/08/2022£483k£449k
31/08/2021£415k£414k

Common questions

Is HOOLE ENTERPRISE TRUST - TIME FOR YOU (HETTY) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £355,176, exceeding the previous year's total. The trustees note that while there was a surplus, they recognize a deficit of funds relative to their policy target of building sufficient working capital, though they have a plan to sustain the business going forward. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOOLE ENTERPRISE TRUST - TIME FOR YOU (HETTY)£607k—0below—no doubt
HERRIES EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.6m——unclear—no doubt
ABU HANEEFA EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2024£1.2m—0within—no doubt
THE HENRIETTA BARNETT SCHOOL TRUST FY2024£299k—0unclear—no doubt
HUMBERSIDE ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£7.6m——unclear—no doubt
HILLSIDE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£213k—0unclear—no doubt

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