HAIG HOUSING TRUST
To relieve need, financial hardship,sickness, disability, the effects of wounds, old age, or other like condition by the provision of assistance with housing for members or former members of the Armed Forces of the Crown, and their dependants
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £4.7M for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £83.0M to £78.4M. The trustees confirm that sufficient operating reserves are held, with £8.7M in reserves equating to six months of cash operating expenses, which meets their stated policy target of three to four months.
What the accounts disclose
“In the band £80,001 - £90,000 2 2” — page 20
“The amount held is regularly reviewed, with a minimum of three to four months operating expenditure held in cash or other liquid securities that can be realised within 60 days.”
“The Trust also holds all allotted shares in a dormant limited trading company: Haig Housing Trading Limited” — page 4
Year-over-year changes
- Top pay band moved from £130,001 - £140,000 (FY2024) to £80,001 - £90,000 (FY2025).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Tim Stockings — Chief Executive
- John Bartlett — Chair of Trustees
- Alex Reeve — Deputy Chief Executive
- Mike Robb — Corporate Services Director
- Irfan Chaudhry — Finance Director
- Suzanne Wood — Deputy Director of Operations
Funders the charity credits
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/05/2019)
Trustees
- JOHN BARTLETTchair
- Andrew Bruce Weir
- Charlotte Davey
- Craig Thomson-Smith
- Dr Mark James Stewart Weir
- Julian Peter Colborne-Baber
- Karan Martin
- Karen Connell
- Luise Locke
- Martin John Woodhouse
- Paul Robert Bates
- Rachel Janes Scandling
- Steven Morrice
- Thomas Quaye
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £16.5m | £21.4m |
| 31/03/2024 | £14.5m | £20.2m |
| 31/03/2023 | £12.0m | £13.7m |
| 31/03/2022 | £11.1m | £11.9m |
| 31/03/2021 | £26.8m | £10.3m |
Common questions
Is HAIG HOUSING TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £4.7M for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £83.0M to £78.4M. The trustees confirm that sufficient operating reserves are held, with £8.7M in reserves equating to six months of cash operating expenses, which meets their stated policy target of three to four months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
What does the highest-paid employee of HAIG HOUSING TRUST earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| PETER DIXON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £60k |
| THE JENOUR FOUNDATION | 1 | £7k |
| THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £6k |
| The Crerar Family Trust | 1 | £3k |
| THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1k |
| ROTARY CLUB OF STURMINSTER NEWTON TRUST FUND | 1 | £568 |
| GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £500 |
Charities like this
- HARRISON HOUSING
- THE RAF BENEVOLENT FUND HOUSING TRUST LIMITED
- NORTHUMBERLAND AGED MINEWORKERS' HOMES ASSOCIATION
- THE SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AIRMEN AND FAMILIES ASSOCIATION - FORCES HELP
- THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST
- THE ARMY DEPENDANTS' TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAIG HOUSING TRUST | £16.5m | £80,001 - £90,000 | — | above | — | no doubt |
| HARRISON HOUSING | £1.7m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE RAF BENEVOLENT FUND HOUSING TRUST LIMITED | £3.3m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORTHUMBERLAND AGED MINEWORKERS' HOMES ASSOCIATION | £1.5m | £60,001 - £70,000 | — | below | — | no doubt |
| THE SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AIRMEN AND FAMILIES ASSOCIATION - FORCES HELP | £33.2m | £150,001 - £160,000 | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST | £1.0m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |