HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE CHILDREN'S UNIVERSITY LIMITED

Registered charity 1124329 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HULL C.U. LTD

To advance the education of and to provide care facilities of children of school age via the provision of recreational and leisure time activities in the interests of social welfare and thereby to improve the conditions of their lives.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £138,168 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £962,751. The trustees consider the financial position to be good, noting that the deficit reflects planned increased expenditure and that reserves are maintained to cover significant potential redundancy costs. The charity holds free/unrestricted reserves of £615,104, which is above its stated policy target of nine months' expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hull & East Yorkshire Children’s University (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• John Armitage Charitable Trust — “Thanks to support from the John Armitage Charitable Trust, The Two Riding Community Foundation, Hudson Property, The Smile Foundation, Nurtu…” (source page)
• The Two Riding Community Foundation — “Thanks to support from the John Armitage Charitable Trust, The Two Riding Community Foundation, Hudson Property, The Smile Foundation, Nurtu…” (source page)
• The Smile Foundation — “Thanks to support from the John Armitage Charitable Trust, The Two Riding Community Foundation, Hudson Property, The Smile Foundation, Nurtu…” (source page)
• Nurture a Child — “Thanks to support from the John Armitage Charitable Trust, The Two Riding Community Foundation, Hudson Property, The Smile Foundation, Nurtu…” (source page)
• Ice Systems — “Thanks to support from the John Armitage Charitable Trust, The Two Riding Community Foundation, Hudson Property, The Smile Foundation, Nurtu…” (source page)
• Netavo — “Thanks to support from the John Armitage Charitable Trust, The Two Riding Community Foundation, Hudson Property, The Smile Foundation, Nurtu…” (source page)
• Northern Gas Networks — “Northern Gas Networks Pledge Support Until 2031!” (source page)
• KCOM — “KCOM goes Platinum to celebrate 30 years of HEY Children's University” (source page)
• Hull Trains — “Hull Trains Support Hull’s Children’s University with Trips to London” (source page)
• ABP Humber — “ABP Continues as a Platinum Partner of HEY CU” (source page)
• Giacom — “Giacom become Gold Partners of HEY CU!” (source page)
• Reckitt — “HEY Children’s University and Reckitt bring science to life for next generation” (source page)
• NHS Hull CCG — “NHS Hull CCG Funding for 500 Well-being Packs” (source page)
• Hudson Property — “Thanks to support from the John Armitage Charitable Trust, The Two Riding Community Foundation, Hudson Property, The Smile Foundation, Nurtu…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~12.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (66% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• RICHARD FIELDchair
• ANDREW GARY HOLMES
• ANITA FOY
• Emma Louise Parker
• Janet Adamson · trustee of 3 other charities
• Julia Eleanor Mitchell
• Leigh Cathryn Hudson
• MIKE JACKSON
• RONALD WILLIAM DICKINSON
• RUTH MARIE TRUELOVE

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EDLINGTON HILL TOP CENTRE ASSOCIATES.

• THE EDLINGTON HILL TOP CENTRE ASSOCIATES income £208k
• HEYHOUSES CHURCH OF ENGLAND NURSERY SCHOOL LIMITED income £374k
• AL RISALAH EDUCATION TRUST income £1.5m
• VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY income £7.2m
• HARTLEPOOL UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION income £199k
• DURSTON HOUSE SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED income £6.9m

Side by side with its peers

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